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Grand Fort Philippe, the nearest town. Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Base Nautique Jean Binard 1

Sailing spot · France

Is it worth the trip?

12Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Thu 5: 6 kn gusting 13, side-shore, Water: chop

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 14 knF4
Gusts
26kn
Shore
side
Water
0.8 mwaves
Air
9°C

Thu 5 · 32 out of 100

Wind
ENE 6 knF2
Gusts
13kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
9°C

Fri 6 · 29 out of 100

Wind
NNE 6 knF2
Gusts
11kn
Shore
on
Water
flat
Air
9°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SE 3 knF1
Gusts
8kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
flat
Air
10°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
S 6 knF2
Gusts
12kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
11°C

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Wind
E 1 knF0
Gusts
7kn
Shore
side
Water
flat
Air
11°C

Tue 10 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SSE 8 knF3
Gusts
19kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
16°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 30, poor
  2. Wed 40, poor
  3. Thu 594, good
  4. Fri 644, poor
  5. Sat 70, poor
  6. Sun 80, poor
  7. Mon 90, poor
  8. Tue 100, poor
  9. Wed 110, poor
  10. Thu 120, poor

The spot in six facts

  • Faces Nopen to the N
  • Best wind: E or Walong the shore
  • Avoid: Sblows out to sea
  • Shelteredto the swell
  • Water 14 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
  • Best Apr–May, Jul3 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 Jean Binard 1
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Tue 3Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 12 knotsF422knside0.9 mwaves12°C
Wed 4Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 14 knotsF426knside0.8 mwaves9°C
Thu 5Nov94, goodwind from the east-north-east, 6 knotsF213knsidechop9°C
Fri 6Nov44, poorwind from the north-north-east, 6 knotsF211knonflat9°C
Sat 7Nov0, poorwind from the south-east, 3 knotsF18knoffnot safeflat10°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the south, 6 knotsF212knoffnot safechop11°C
Mon 9Nov0, poorwind from the east, 1 knotF07knsideflat11°C
Tue 10Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-east, 8 knotsF319knoffnot safechop16°C
Wed 11Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-west, 9 knotsF314knoffnot safechop14°C
Thu 12Nov0, poorwind from the north-north-east, 21 knotsF539knside-on1.3 mwaves8°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

  • Tue 3 NovLow 01:19 −1.9 mHigh 06:53 +2.0 mLow 13:55 −2.1 mHigh 19:35 +2.0 m
  • Wed 4 NovLow 02:34 −2.0 mHigh 08:07 +2.0 mLow 15:06 −2.3 mHigh 20:50 +2.1 m
  • Thu 5 NovLow 03:40 −2.2 mHigh 09:17 +2.1 mLow 16:07 −2.5 mHigh 21:56 +2.3 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 Apr–May, Jul

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

  1. Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov2of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
  12. Dec1of 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

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Base Nautique Jean Binard 1

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

Water about 14°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 N. Wind from the N blows onshore, wind from the S blows out to sea, and wind from the E or W runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.6 km out (1 in 256). 2 sailing schools or clubs within 10 km. The sea is about 8°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 19°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For sailing at beginner level the best months are usually April, May and July, with about 3 good days in 7; in February and December, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Grand Fort Philippe.

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 3 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to BRU, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$463–US$966
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$141–US$235
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$282–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: Grand Fort Philippe

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Closest

Grand Fort Philippe

about 5 min by car · 14 places to stay

about US$107/nightcountry average

See 14 places to stay in Grand Fort Philippe · Booking.com

About Grand Fort Philippe 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 3 November 2026.

Getting there: about 16h

About 16h door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BRU, direct, then 3h 10m by road

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