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Nort Sur Erdre, the nearest town, 11 km away. Photo: chisloup, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Base Vioreau Pleine Nature

Sailing spot · France

Is it worth the trip?

19Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Sun 8: 7 kn gusting 14, side-shore

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NNE 8 knF3
Gusts
16kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
–
Air
11°C

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NE 8 knF3
Gusts
16kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
–
Air
10°C

Thu 5 · 31 out of 100

Wind
E 5 knF2
Gusts
12kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
7°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SE 3 knF1
Gusts
8kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
12°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SE 1 knF0
Gusts
4kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
10°C

Sun 8 · 64 out of 100

Wind
ESE 7 knF3
Gusts
14kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
11°C

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Wind
E 10 knF3
Gusts
18kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
14°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 20, poor
  2. Tue 30, poor
  3. Wed 40, poor
  4. Thu 547, fair
  5. Fri 60, poor
  6. Sat 70, poor
  7. Sun 896, good
  8. Mon 948, fair
  9. Tue 1099, good
  10. Wed 1192, good

The spot in three facts

  • Faces Sopen to the S
  • Best wind: W or Ealong the shore
  • Avoid: Nblows out to sea

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 Vioreau Pleine Nature
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 7 knotsF313knoffnot safe–12°C
Tue 3Nov0, poorwind from the north-north-east, 8 knotsF316knoffnot safe–11°C
Wed 4Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 8 knotsF316kncross-off–10°C
Thu 5Nov47, fairwind from the east, 5 knotsF212knside–7°C
Fri 6Nov0, poorwind from the south-east, 3 knotsF18knside-on–12°C
Sat 7Nov0, poorwind from the south-east, 1 knotF04knside-on–10°C
Sun 8Nov96, goodwind from the east-south-east, 7 knotsF314knside–11°C
Mon 9Nov48, fairwind from the east, 10 knotsF318knside–14°C
Tue 10Nov99, goodwind from the east-south-east, 8 knotsF316knside-on–17°C
Wed 11Nov92, goodwind from the south, 9 knotsF318knon–18°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

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

  1. Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug3of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov3of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec3of 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 Vioreau Pleine Nature

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

A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing S. Wind from the S blows onshore, wind from the N blows out to sea, and wind from the W or E runs along the shore. The town to stay in is Nort Sur Erdre.

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$1,190–US$2,230 each

about US$1,190–US$2,230 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 NTE, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$456–US$945
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$1,190–US$2,230

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: Nort Sur Erdre

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Closest

Nort Sur Erdre

about 20 min by car · 3 places to stay

about US$107/nightcountry average

See 3 places to stay in Nort Sur Erdre · Booking.com

About Nort Sur Erdre 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 17h 10m

About 17h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → NTE, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 1h 05m by road

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