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Cercle nautique

Sailing spot · France

Is it worth the trip?

0Poor out of 100 for your dates

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Every day scores the same

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NNE 9 knF3
Gusts
18kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
12°C

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NE 9 knF3
Gusts
17kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
10°C

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NE 7 knF3
Gusts
15kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
7°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NE 4 knF2
Gusts
8kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
12°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 2 knF1
Gusts
7kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
11°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
E 5 knF2
Gusts
12kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
12°C

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Wind
E 10 knF3
Gusts
20kn
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. Mon 20, poor
  2. Tue 30, poor
  3. Wed 40, poor
  4. Thu 50, poor
  5. Fri 60, poor
  6. Sat 70, poor
  7. Sun 80, poor
  8. Mon 90, poor
  9. Tue 100, poor
  10. Wed 110, poor

The spot in six facts

  • Faces SWopen to the SW
  • Best wind: NW or SEalong the shore
  • Avoid: NEblows out to sea
  • Open seato the swell
  • Water 14 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
  • Best Jun–Sep3 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number
Wind forecast and score for each day at Cercle nautique
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 8 knotsF316knoffnot safechop12°C
Tue 3Nov0, poorwind from the north-north-east, 9 knotsF318knoffnot safechop12°C
Wed 4Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 9 knotsF317knoffnot safechop10°C
Thu 5Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 7 knotsF315knoffnot safechop7°C
Fri 6Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 4 knotsF28knoffnot safechop12°C
Sat 7Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 2 knotsF17knoffnot safechop11°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the east, 5 knotsF212knoffnot safechop12°C
Mon 9Nov0, poorwind from the east, 10 knotsF320knoffnot safechop16°C
Tue 10Nov0, poorwind from the south-east, 12 knotsF424knside1.6 mwaves17°C
Wed 11Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-east, 10 knotsF321knside1.7 mwaves17°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

  • Mon 2 NovLow 03:58 −1.4 mHigh 10:10 +1.3 mLow 16:45 −1.5 mHigh 23:29 +1.0 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 05:12 −1.4 mHigh 12:02 +1.3 mLow 17:57 −1.6 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 00:56 +1.2 mLow 06:22 −1.5 mHigh 13:17 +1.5 mLow 19:02 −1.8 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 Jun–Sep

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. Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May2of 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. 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, its town, photos

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of Cercle nautique

Plage de Pornichet
Near Cercle nautique. Photo: Clément Bucco-Lechat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Pornichet S Bay
Near Cercle nautique. Photo: Aubron Jules, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Empire
Photo: manuel | MC from Nantes | Paris, France, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

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About Cercle nautique

Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SW, so wind from the NE 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 SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 4.3 km out (1 in 435). The sea is about 9°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 19°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For sailing at beginner level the best months are usually June, July, August and September, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Pornichet. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots, 3 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$1,190–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: Pornichet

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Closest

Pornichet

about 5 min by car · 21 places to stay

about US$107/nightcountry average

See 21 places to stay in Pornichet · Booking.com

About Pornichet 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 25m

About 17h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → NTE, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 1h 20m by road

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