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Club de Voile et Loisirs d'Hermanville

Sailing spot · France

Is it worth the trip?

67Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Tue 3: 14 kn gusting 20, side-onshore, Water: chop

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 96 out of 100

Wind
NE 14 knF4
Gusts
20kn
Shore
side-on
Water
chop
Air
12°C

Wed 4 · 95 out of 100

Wind
ENE 14 knF4
Gusts
19kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
10°C

Thu 5 · 56 out of 100

Wind
E 9 knF3
Gusts
14kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
10°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
S 4 knF2
Gusts
9kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
flat
Air
11°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SSW 4 knF2
Gusts
9kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
flat
Air
12°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SSW 4 knF2
Gusts
10kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
flat
Air
11°C

Mon 9 · 92 out of 100

Wind
ESE 11 knF4
Gusts
16kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
flat
Air
11°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 249, fair
  2. Tue 396, good
  3. Wed 495, good
  4. Thu 567, good
  5. Fri 60, poor
  6. Sat 70, poor
  7. Sun 80, poor
  8. Mon 992, good
  9. Tue 1083, good
  10. Wed 1128, 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 in Feb5 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 Club de Voile et Loisirs d'Hermanville
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov49, fairwind from the north-east, 11 knotsF414knside-onchop13°C
Tue 3Nov96, goodwind from the north-east, 14 knotsF420knside-onchop12°C
Wed 4Nov95, goodwind from the east-north-east, 14 knotsF419knsidechop10°C
Thu 5Nov67, goodwind from the east, 9 knotsF314knsidechop10°C
Fri 6Nov0, poorwind from the south, 4 knotsF29knoffnot safeflat11°C
Sat 7Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-west, 4 knotsF29knoffnot safeflat12°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-west, 4 knotsF210knoffnot safeflat11°C
Mon 9Nov92, goodwind from the east-south-east, 11 knotsF416kncross-offflat11°C
Tue 10Nov83, goodwind from the south-south-east, 10 knotsF316knoffnot safeflat14°C
Wed 11Nov28, poorwind from the south-south-west, 8 knotsF312knoffnot safeflat16°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 NovHigh 03:26 +2.0 mLow 10:24 −2.1 mHigh 15:52 +2.0 mLow 23:02 −2.4 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 04:52 +1.8 mLow 11:38 −2.0 mHigh 17:24 +1.8 m
  • Wed 4 NovLow 00:14 −2.4 mHigh 06:39 +1.8 mLow 12:48 −2.2 mHigh 19:05 +1.9 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 in Feb

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. Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug3of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov4of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec4of 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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More sailing near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Club de Voile et Loisirs d'Hermanville

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 3.4 km out (1 in 345). 7 sailing schools or clubs and 2 boat hire places within 10 km. The sea is about 8°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 20°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For sailing at intermediate level the best month is usually February, with about 5 good days in 7; in January, June and August, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Ouistreham. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 3 wind sports 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$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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to CDG, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines 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$470
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$584
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: Ouistreham

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Closest

Ouistreham

about 10 min by car · 21 places to stay

about US$107/nightcountry average

See 21 places to stay in Ouistreham · Booking.com

About Ouistreham 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 40m

About 16h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → CDG, direct, then 3h 50m by road

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