South Passage Bar is a designated coastal bar and it is compulsory to wear a life jacket when
crossing in an open boat less than 4.8m in length
Beacon to Beacon Guide
Latitude/Longitude
Moreton Bay, Map MB-13
27°22'46.19"S, 153°26'9.12"E
Nearest Limited Coast Stations
Coastguard Brisbane
Hours of operation
27 MHz
VHF
MF/HF
Telephone
0600 – 2400 Mon-Sat
0600 – 200 Sun & p/h
88, 90, 91
16, 63, 67, 21, 73, 81
2182, 4125, 6215, 8291
07 3396 5911
Warning – South Passage Bar is dangerous and should not be crossed except with local knowledge. Sand
banks constantly shifting.
Warning – Keep a proper lookout for the Rufus King shipwreck which is only partially exposed and
difficult to see in all weather conditions.
VMR North Stradbroke
Hours of operation
27 MHz
VHF
MF/HF
Telephone
0730 – 1630 w/e - p/h
88, 90
16, 67, 12, 13, 80, 81, 82
-
07 3409 9338
VMR Raby Bay
Hours of operation
27 MHz
VHF
MF/HF
Telephone
0600 – 1800 w/e – p/h
88, 90
16, 67, 21, 73, 81, 82
-
07 3821 2244
- Boating Safety Information
- Required Safety Gear in Queensland
- Boating Safety Stickers
- Queensland Boating Capacity Label
- PWC / Jet ski RideSmart Label
- Lifejackets sticker (red over white)
- Lifejackets sticker (white over red)
- First Aid Kit sticker
- Fire Extinguisher sticker
- Nautical Flags sticker
- 27MHz Marine Radio Sticker Pack
- VHF Marine Radio Sticker Pack
- Safety Equipment Sticker Pack
- No Smoking sticker
- Smoking Area sticker
- 50:1 Fuel to Oil Ratio sticker
- 100:1 Fuel to Oil Ratio sticker
- Navigation Markers sticker
- How to use a VHF marine radio
- Volunteer Marine Rescue Organisations
- Rain Radars
- Satellite Images
- Synoptic Chart
- Coastal Waters Forecast
- Capricornia Coastal Waters Forecast: St Lawrence to Burnett Heads
- Hervey Bay Waters Forecast
- Fraser Island Coastal Waters Forecast: Sandy Cape to Double Island Point
- Sunshine Coast Waters Forecast: Double Island Point to Cape Moreton
- Moreton Bay Forecast
- Gold Coast Waters Forecast: Cape Moreton to Point Danger
- Current Warnings for Queensland
South Passage Bar
South Passage Bar is a designated coastal bar and it is compulsory to wear
a life jacket when crossing in an open boat less than 4.8m in length
Beacon to Beacon Guide
Latitude/Longitude
Moreton Bay, Map MB-13
27°22'46.19"S, 153°26'9.12"E
Nearest Limited Coast Stations
Coastguard Brisbane
Hours of operation
27 MHz
VHF
MF/HF
Telephone
0600 – 2400 Mon-Sat
0600 – 200 Sun & p/h
88, 90, 91
16, 63, 67, 21, 73, 81
2182, 4125, 6215, 8291
07 3396 5911
Warning – South Passage Bar is dangerous and should not be crossed except
with local knowledge. Sand banks constantly shifting.
Warning – Keep a proper lookout for the Rufus King shipwreck which is only
partially exposed and difficult to see in all weather conditions.
VMR North Stradbroke
Hours of operation
27 MHz
VHF
MF/HF
Telephone
0730 – 1630 w/e - p/h
88, 90
16, 67, 12, 13, 80, 81, 82
-
07 3409 9338
VMR Raby Bay
Hours of operation
27 MHz
VHF
MF/HF
Telephone
0600 – 1800 w/e – p/h
88, 90
16, 67, 21, 73, 81, 82
-
07 3821 2244
- Boating Safety Information
- Required Safety Gear in Queensland
- Boating Safety Stickers
- Queensland Boating Capacity Label
- PWC / Jet ski RideSmart Label
- Lifejackets sticker (red over white)
- Lifejackets sticker (white over red)
- First Aid Kit sticker
- Fire Extinguisher sticker
- Nautical Flags sticker
- 27MHz Marine Radio Sticker Pack
- VHF Marine Radio Sticker Pack
- Safety Equipment Sticker Pack
- No Smoking sticker
- Smoking Area sticker
- 50:1 Fuel to Oil Ratio sticker
- 100:1 Fuel to Oil Ratio sticker
- Navigation Markers sticker
- How to use a VHF marine radio
- Volunteer Marine Rescue Organisations
- Rain Radars
- Satellite Images
- Synoptic Chart
- Coastal Waters Forecast
- Capricornia Coastal Waters Forecast: St Lawrence to Burnett Heads
- Hervey Bay Waters Forecast
- Fraser Island Coastal Waters Forecast: Sandy Cape to Double Island Point
- Sunshine Coast Waters Forecast: Double Island Point to Cape Moreton
- Moreton Bay Forecast
- Gold Coast Waters Forecast: Cape Moreton to Point Danger
- Current Warnings for Queensland
South Passage Bar
South Passage Bar is a designated coastal bar and it is
compulsory to wear a life jacket when crossing in an
open boat less than 4.8m in length
Beacon to Beacon Guide
Latitude/Longitude
Moreton Bay, Map MB-13
27°22'46.19"S, 153°26'9.12"E
Nearest Limited Coast Stations
Coastguard Brisbane
Hours of operation
27 MHz
VHF
MF/HF
Telephone
0600 – 2400 Mon-Sat
0600 – 200 Sun & p/h
88, 90, 91
16, 63, 67, 21, 73, 81
2182, 4125, 6215, 8291
07 3396 5911
Warning – South Passage Bar is dangerous and should not
be crossed except with local knowledge. Sand banks
constantly shifting.
Warning – Keep a proper lookout for the Rufus King
shipwreck which is only partially exposed and difficult
to see in all weather conditions.
VMR North Stradbroke
Hours of operation
27 MHz
VHF
MF/HF
Telephone
0730 – 1630 w/e - p/h
88, 90
16, 67, 12, 13, 80, 81, 82
-
07 3409 9338
VMR Raby Bay
Hours of operation
27 MHz
VHF
MF/HF
Telephone
0600 – 1800 w/e – p/h
88, 90
16, 67, 21, 73, 81, 82
-
07 3821 2244
