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Base nautique

Kayak spot · France

Is it worth the trip?

98Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 89 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
29°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 97 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
28°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Thu 5 · 100 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
29°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 97 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
29°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 95 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
29°C
Rain
1.2 mm

Sun 8 · 99 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
28°C
Rain
6.3 mm

Mon 9 · 100 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
4kn
Air
29°C
Rain
0 mm

Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 294, good
  2. Tue 389, good
  3. Wed 497, good
  4. Thu 5100, good
  5. Fri 697, good
  6. Sat 795, good
  7. Sun 899, good
  8. Mon 9100, good
  9. Tue 10100, good
  10. Wed 1199, good

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.

Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Base nautique
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov94, good8 kn11kn29°C0.5 mm
Tue 3Nov89, good9 kn13kn29°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov97, good5 kn10kn28°C0.3 mm
Thu 5Nov100, good6 kn10kn29°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov97, good6 kn9kn29°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov95, good7 kn18kn29°C1.2 mm
Sun 8Nov99, good2 kn11kn28°C6.3 mm
Mon 9Nov100, good1 kn4kn29°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov100, good6 kn9kn29°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov99, good6 kn9kn29°C0 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Best time to go

No month stands out

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for grade III paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov7of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Typical weather, not a forecast, and not the river's level: a month that is often good to be outside may still be low water.

Map

the spot and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Base nautique

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. The town to stay in is Le Moule. Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.

  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.

Spots and rivers: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Whitewater sections © Rivermap (rivermap.org), Riverzone and Jonathan Riddell, ODbL.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,150–US$2,120 each

about US$1,150–US$2,120 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, kayak hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to PTP, estimated from distance and season, changing at MIA, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$301–US$630
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$47–US$80
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$328–US$543
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$583
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$154–US$288
Totalabout US$1,150–US$2,120

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Le Moule

Closest

Le Moule

about 5 min by car · 9 places to stay

See 9 places to stay in Le Moule · Booking.com

About Le Moule its beds, food and every spot near it

Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 13h 15m

About 13h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → PTP, changing at Miami International Airport (MIA), then 40 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 25 km.

Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits