Cataraibe
Sailing spot · France
Is it worth the trip?
34Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 5 kn gusting 13, side-onshore, Water: chop
Wed 4 · 31 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 6 knF2
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- 0.9 mwaves
- Air
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 66 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 43 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 29°C
Sat 7 · 30 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 29°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 30°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 28°C
Tue 10 · 12 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 6 knF2
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 28°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Tue 372, good
- Wed 477, good
- Thu 583, good
- Fri 658, fair
- Sat 745, fair
- Sun 815, poor
- Mon 924, poor
- Tue 1048, fair
- Wed 1157, fair
The spot in five facts
- Faces Eopen to the E
- Best wind: S or Nalong the shore
- Avoid: Wblows out to sea
- Open seato the swell
- Water 29 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 72, good | wind from the east-south-east, 6 knotsF2 | 14kn | on | 1.0 mwaves | 28°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 77, good | wind from the east-south-east, 6 knotsF2 | 13kn | on | 0.9 mwaves | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 83, good | wind from the south-south-east, 5 knotsF2 | 13kn | side-on | chop | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 58, fair | wind from the south-east, 5 knotsF2 | 14kn | side-on | chop | 29°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 45, fair | wind from the south-south-east, 5 knotsF2 | 14kn | side-on | chop | 29°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 15, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 4 knotsF2 | 15kn | side-on | chop | 30°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 24, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 5 knotsF2 | 16kn | on | chop | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 48, fair | wind from the east-south-east, 6 knotsF2 | 16kn | on | chop | 28°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 57, fair | wind from the east-south-east, 6 knotsF2 | 17kn | on | chop | 28°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 NovHigh 02:54 +0.1 mLow 10:19 −0.1 mHigh 17:22 +0.1 mLow 23:01 +0.0 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 04:42 +0.1 mLow 11:19 −0.1 mHigh 17:50 +0.1 m
- Thu 5 NovLow 00:05 −0.1 mHigh 06:09 +0.1 mLow 12:09 −0.0 mHigh 18:16 +0.2 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
No month stands out
Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov6of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
- Dec5of 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.
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the place in full, sources, credits
About Cataraibe
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces E, so wind from the W blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing E. Wind from the E blows onshore, wind from the W blows out to sea, and wind from the S or N runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.4 km out (1 in 139). 6 sailing schools or clubs and 6 boat hire places within 10 km. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Le Moule. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot, 6 dive sites and 3 kayak spots.
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$926–US$1,730 each
about US$926–US$1,730 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to PTP, estimated from distance and season, changing at MIA, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$302–US$631 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$27–US$47 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$282–US$470 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$315–US$584 |
| Total | about US$926–US$1,730 |
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: Le Moule
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about 1h by car · 9 places to stay
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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 13h 05m
About 13h 05m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → PTP, changing at Miami International Airport (MIA), then 35 min by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.