Windward at Beach Marine

The location is awesome and there is are places to eat nearby.

The kid who helped fuel us up was nice and very helpful. The bathrooms need upgrades and I didn’t feel very safe showering with a bar and parking lot right next to them. The door was unlocked when we got there to shower, would be nice if the showers locked separately like other marinas. We also felt they could have given us a better slip, the place had so many open not being used and they stuck us as far away and out by the intercostal as you could get. For the price they charged it wasn’t the best. Convenient for transient boats on intercostal.

Full disclosure I normally stay at Palm Cove Marina across the ICW from this marina but due to storm damage was forced to stay at Winward at Beach Marine. First issue was dockside water depth. They advertise 6ft at low water but I experienced 5’3” so I couldn’t run my AC when at low tide. (My keel was In the mud at low tide, I draw 6’). Second issue was the poor plastic docks they had, when walking the docks you were worried the docks were going to give way and you’d fall in the water. Next issue was no lights on the docks, normally the power pedestals have lights but none were available on these pedestals. There were many derelict boats in this Marina. Finally there is a bird problem at this Marina as the starlets will crap all over your boat. I will not be staying at this marina again.

This marina is nice and easy to access from the ICW. Docking was straightforward, and the current from the river doesn't have much of an effect inside the marina's inlet, so docking was straightforward and easy. The staff were also courteous and helpful although I think their primary focus is on serving the members of the Freedom Boat Club which is also part of the facility. I'm giving it three stars because: 1) the docks are floating, which is good, but the surface is made from what looks like an aluminum slatting of some sort. On the plus side, it's cooler than concrete or wood, but on the down side, it's also less resilient. In many places, it's bent or badly broken. The entire middle area of the long main dock to the office/restrooms is completely cracked and broken. 2) The external door to the women's restroom/shower doesn't lock. In fact, the door doesn't even close all the way. To me, this is a huge safety concern that should be easily remedied by either a new door or a repair to the old one. My understanding is that this marina is under renovation - and I can see where they've done work on the dock office and "ships store," but they still have a bit of work to do to get me to the five-star mark - especially considering it's a "Windward" property and the prices seem to already reflect work that's yet to be done.

A short Uber ride to the board walk. Great restaurant on site. We'll be back

Everyone was so helpful!

Everything you need and a couple of great restaurants within walking distance. Dock hands are friendly . Parts of the facility are being refurbished… plenty of sailboats and power boats . Dog friendly , They have a small fenced in area to let your dog out and run and play very nice

Great employees. Great place to eat. Great place to walk!

Simple in and out. Nice staff.

Great spot to wait out shite weather. BEWARE: dock water is no beuno. Not potable. Main dock to T heads is wonky. Other than that great spot. Super helpful staff. Top notch. Definitely go to Taco Lu. Will not disappoint.

Staff very helpful, wonderful if you are bringing dogs, fenced in area for them to hang out!!

Professional staff and dock attendants. No problem with water depth.

Worst experience in decades of boating. No dockmaster closed early with no notice from Dockwa or Marina after accepting our reservation. No docking assistance, no power assistance had to string my cable and then find switches to turn on power, internet worthless and unusable. Super Premium pricing with NO service. Low tide on leaving showing less than documented depth. Would not have made reservation if this was known in advance. Requesting 30% refund.

All was great at the marina. Someone was there to help us tie up. We only stayed one night

This is a very nice marina right off the ICW. Reasonable rates, nice restaurant on site, friendly welcoming staff.

Outstanding docks, great staff and excellent casual seafood restaurant on north side of the harbor. Super protected harbor. I would recommend this marina for long term docking. Convenient to lots of shopping and provisioning.

Easy to reserve via Dockwa. Prompt and competent docking crew got us in and tied up to the floating dock T-head with efficiency. The swag goodie bag was a nice surprise. This was our first time here in 13 years of cruising. Had read about the non-potable water at the docks so we were aware, but no one told us when we checked in. Potable city water at the fuel dock only. Bike or Uber to Publix, ABC Liquors, Parlor Doughnuts and more. We’d return.

We were very disappointed in this marina. The boater facilities were awful. The men's shower had no handles. The concrete block building had peeling paint and looked like a prison bathroom. The dock was unstable and the Freedom Boat Club Boat/Office had electric and water lines crossing the dock walk way, creating a tripping hazard.

As a professional yacht Captain I have stayed at the marina, under it's previous name as Jacksonville Beach Marina, many many times. And, as a Windward, I've been there twice now. I am sorry to say this may be my last stay! The entire facility is very good. The staff, in spite of being short handed, are outstanding. It is the current pricing level that will keep me away. The diesel fuel is a ridiculous $3.00+ per gallon. Nearby highway diesel fuel; which has $.50+ cent road tax that marina diesel does not have, is approximately $2.50! That makes your fuel approximately $1.00 more than local highway diesel fuel. Further, the dockage, with power and taxes, is over $3.00 per foot. That makes it over $1.00 more per foot than I paid at a top shelf marina in Georgia the previous night. By the way, their diesel fuel was $2.10 per gallon! I will miss the great restaurants and wonderful staff, but I will not let my clients be taken advantage of! They are capable of paying any price, but they depend on me to ensure that they are not being taken advantage of!

Reservation system actually worked quite well! The system design allowed for the most pain free / quick arrival and departure process. Marcus (line handler) was very helpful and courteous. Thanks for a great experience.

Everything we needed and wonderful service on the docks

The place needs rebuilding. It is silted up and a lot of complaints of sitting on the mud at low tide. I asked everyone was at 3 feet or less draft Mine is a little more but really 3 foot or 4 foot. They try to gig you on prices, quote one thing and then try to jack it up. Bathrooms are atrocious. They just got bought so they are trying to gas the prices. It seemed half empty at one end.

High fuel price, $3 diesel when the ave is $2.25. No wifi. Restaurants were ok.

The guys that work on the dock were excellent! They stayed after closing to assist us. One was Will- both were so friendly and helpful

We have stayed here in several occasions. Nice restaurant and a good marine store available onsite.

We're a 54' sport yacht with 16.5' Beam We got put in a slip at the forgotten part of the marina where boats go to die. The dock was falling apart as was the electrical. 50AMP service was a problem and when finally hooked up the was a power drop from the 240v needed to 190v. Made reservation on Dockwa. If you do book I would recommend speaking to someone in advance to secure a better slip..otherwise AVOID

Great Deckhands. nice place..

We really enjoyed our stay at Beach Marine. Great store with lots of hardware. Staff was very helpful. Bathrooms were clean. This was our 3rd stay over the last 2 years, many renovations going on, looking good. Online reviews made us question the depth but we have not had a problem there.

had an overnight transient reservation. my vessel draws 3 feet. my slip for the night was right next to their main channel. at low tide i was sitting on the bottom, stuck in mud. we could not leave when we wanted and had to wait for high tide. this marina is in desperate need of dredging. they should be liable for any damage / clogging to engines, HVAC, etc, as a result of lying about their depths.

Arrived mid Tide...I draw 5” 10”...they said over 6ft a low tide..had 0 clearance getting to fuel dock...then power bad at slip and no water...dirty and poor restrooms...we will never be back

Beach marine is silted in and the dock hands put our 4’ draft boat into a slip that had only 1’ of water at low tide. This caused our AC system to become almost completely clogged with soft mud. We were able to disassemble the pump and purge the system with about two hours of work. The marina is ignoring my calls and I am going to dispute the charges with my credit card company.

Great place to dock up for a few days. Helpful friendly staff. Clean facility. Easy to gas up. Great location. Short distance to the Mayport Jetties and St. Johns River to the north and about 45 minutes to St. Augustine to the south. I've slipped my boat here twice for one week at a time when I've had company in town. I will be making Beach Marina my go to spot whenever I want to slip the boat with company in town. Customer Bill Flechaus.

Outstanding. Everyone at Beach Marine was a joy to work with. Very attentive to any need or question. Due to multiple hurricanes affecting our sail vacation from LA to MD, we ended up having to keep our sailboat at Beach Marine for an extended period. They did everything possible to make sure everything was right, to include checking on the boat. On one occasion, they found out that the slip's power supply was not working. They made sure the boat was hooked up to another supply, to ensure the well-being of the boat. // As well, we used the restaurant and supply store. Good prices and well equipped, even down to an entire room just for those nasty little nuts and bolts hard to tackle. The store manager (can't remember name) is a sailor, and knew her stuff. // Nice place to stop in and walk to a terrific beach, as well. Very friendly area. // We plan to stop by Beach Marine again, the next time we are in the area. Thank you.