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Base nautique de Cayeux – APVP

Sailing spot · France

Is it worth the trip?

87Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Mon 2: 14 kn gusting 19, side-shore, Water: waves 1.1 m

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 97 out of 100

Wind
NE 14 knF4
Gusts
19kn
Shore
side
Water
1.1 mwaves
Air
13°C

Tue 3 · 92 out of 100

Wind
NE 14 knF4
Gusts
20kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
0.8 mwaves
Air
11°C

Wed 4 · 89 out of 100

Wind
ENE 14 knF4
Gusts
21kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
0.8 mwaves
Air
9°C

Thu 5 · 79 out of 100

Wind
E 10 knF3
Gusts
15kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
10°C

Fri 6 · 16 out of 100

Wind
E 7 knF3
Gusts
12kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
10°C

Sat 7 · 96 out of 100

Wind
SSW 11 knF4
Gusts
15kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
11°C

Sun 8 · 88 out of 100

Wind
WNW 12 knF4
Gusts
17kn
Shore
on
Water
chop
Air
11°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 10, poor
  2. Mon 297, good
  3. Tue 392, good
  4. Wed 489, good
  5. Thu 575, good
  6. Fri 615, poor
  7. Sat 796, good
  8. Sun 888, good
  9. Mon 987, good
  10. Tue 1097, good

The spot in six facts

  • Faces NWopen to the NW
  • Best wind: NE or SWalong the shore
  • Avoid: SEblows out to sea
  • Open seato the swell
  • Water 13 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
  • Best Feb–Mar, Oct–Nov5 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.

Wind forecast and score for each day at Base nautique de Cayeux – APVP
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Sun 1Nov0, poorwind from the east, 6 knotsF210knoffnot safechop11°C
Mon 2Nov97, goodwind from the north-east, 14 knotsF419knside1.1 mwaves13°C
Tue 3Nov92, goodwind from the north-east, 14 knotsF420kncross-off0.8 mwaves11°C
Wed 4Nov89, goodwind from the east-north-east, 14 knotsF421kncross-off0.8 mwaves9°C
Thu 5Nov75, goodwind from the east, 10 knotsF315knoffnot safechop10°C
Fri 6Nov15, poorwind from the east, 7 knotsF312knoffnot safechop10°C
Sat 7Nov96, goodwind from the south-south-west, 11 knotsF415knsidechop11°C
Sun 8Nov88, goodwind from the west-north-west, 12 knotsF417knonchop11°C
Mon 9Nov87, goodwind from the east-south-east, 12 knotsF417knoffnot safechop9°C
Tue 10Nov97, goodwind from the north-east, 12 knotsF417knsidechop12°C

Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More

Tide

  • Sun 1 NovHigh 03:48 +3.5 mLow 10:36 −2.9 mHigh 16:14 +3.3 mLow 23:14 −2.9 m
  • Mon 2 NovHigh 04:49 +3.0 mLow 11:53 −2.5 mHigh 17:19 +2.8 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 00:32 −2.8 mHigh 06:00 +2.6 mLow 13:11 −2.5 mHigh 18:33 +2.6 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

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

best Feb–Mar, Oct–Nov

Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug4of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov5of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

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

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

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 de Cayeux – APVP

Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NW, so wind from the SE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).

Water about 13°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NW. Wind from the NW blows onshore, wind from the SE blows out to sea, and wind from the NE or SW runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 3.8 km out (1 in 385). The sea is about 8°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 20°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For sailing at intermediate level the best months are usually February, March, October and November, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Cayeux-sur-Mer.

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$1,200–US$2,250 each

about US$1,200–US$2,250 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.

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 ORD to CDG, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$462–US$965
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$141–US$234
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$281–US$469
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$583
Totalabout US$1,200–US$2,250

Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Cayeux-sur-Mer

Closest

Cayeux-sur-Mer

1 min by car · 16 places to stay

about US$107/nightcountry average

See 16 places to stay in Cayeux-sur-Mer · Booking.com

About Cayeux-sur-Mer its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$107 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. 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 15h 45m

About 15h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → CDG, direct, then 2h 55m by road

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