- Shelter
- N, NE
- Seabed
- mud
- Anchoring
- Forbidden
Mooring buoy off Dinner Key in Coconut Grove, on Biscayne Bay, Miami. Part of the city mooring facility, sheltered from N and NE.
- Mooring buoys
Guide
Approach and anchoring
Approach from Biscayne Bay through the marked Dinner Key channel. Monitor VHF 16 and call the mooring office on channel 68 for arrival instructions and a buoy assignment.
Practical
The city facility holds about 225 moorings on steel helix anchors, rated for vessels to 40 feet. The harbour master's office, showers, laundry, a dinghy dock and a shuttle service are at Dinner Key Marina, 0.3 miles north-west.
Ashore
Coconut Grove's shops and restaurants are within walking distance of the dinghy dock. Coconut Grove Sailing Club lies close along the same waterfront.
Key facts
- Type
- Anchorage
- Coordinates
- 25.72340, -80.23118 (25°43.40'N 80°13.87'W)
- Country
- United States
- Shelter
- Sheltered from north, north-east winds
- Seabed
- mud
- Anchoring
- Forbidden
- Services
- Mooring buoys
- Updated
- July 7, 2026
Getting there
West island mooring lies at 25°43.40'N 80°13.87'W, that is 25.72340, -80.23118 in decimal degrees.
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Which winds is West island mooring sheltered from?
West island mooring is sheltered from north, north-east winds.
Can you anchor at West island mooring?
No, anchoring is forbidden at West island mooring.
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