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Nantes, the nearest town, 5 km away. Photo: Mathieu Poiron, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Centre Nautique Nantais

Sailing spot · France

Is it worth the trip?

24Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Sun 8: 6 kn gusting 14, side-onshore

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NNE 8 knF3
Gusts
18kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
11°C

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NE 7 knF3
Gusts
16kn
Shore
on
Water
–
Air
10°C

Thu 5 · 58 out of 100

Wind
ENE 7 knF3
Gusts
13kn
Shore
on
Water
–
Air
8°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SSE 3 knF1
Gusts
8kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
13°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 1 knF0
Gusts
5kn
Shore
on
Water
–
Air
11°C

Sun 8 · 64 out of 100

Wind
ESE 6 knF2
Gusts
14kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
12°C

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Wind
E 8 knF3
Gusts
16kn
Shore
on
Water
–
Air
15°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 247, fair
  2. Tue 332, poor
  3. Wed 473, good
  4. Thu 586, good
  5. Fri 60, poor
  6. Sat 70, poor
  7. Sun 896, good
  8. Mon 977, good
  9. Tue 1066, good
  10. Wed 1149, fair

The spot in four facts

  • Faces NEopen to the NE
  • Best wind: SE or NWalong the shore
  • Avoid: SWblows out to sea
  • Best Mar–May3 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 Centre Nautique Nantais
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov47, fairwind from the north-east, 6 knotsF214knside-on–13°C
Tue 3Nov32, poorwind from the north-north-east, 8 knotsF318knside-on–11°C
Wed 4Nov73, goodwind from the north-east, 7 knotsF316knon–10°C
Thu 5Nov86, goodwind from the east-north-east, 7 knotsF313knon–8°C
Fri 6Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-east, 3 knotsF18knside–13°C
Sat 7Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 1 knotF05knon–11°C
Sun 8Nov96, goodwind from the east-south-east, 6 knotsF214knside-on–12°C
Mon 9Nov77, goodwind from the east, 8 knotsF316knon–15°C
Tue 10Nov66, goodwind from the east-south-east, 6 knotsF217knside-on–18°C
Wed 11Nov49, fairwind from the south-south-east, 8 knotsF316knside–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

best Mar–May

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. Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar3of 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. Jul2of 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 Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec2of 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 Centre Nautique Nantais

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

A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NE. Wind from the NE blows onshore, wind from the SW blows out to sea, and wind from the SE or NW runs along the shore. 7 sailing schools or clubs and 10 boat hire places within 10 km. For sailing at beginner level the best months are usually March, April and May, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Nantes. Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports spots and 1 kayak spot.

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$1,070–US$2,030 each

about US$1,070–US$2,030 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 
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$946
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$20–US$34
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$282–US$470
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$584
Totalabout US$1,070–US$2,030

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: Nantes

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Closest

Nantes

about 10 min by car · 101 places to stay

about US$107/nightcountry average

See 101 places to stay in Nantes · Booking.com

About Nantes 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 16h 35m

About 16h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → NTE, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 30 min by road

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