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École de Voile
Sailing spot · France
Is it worth the trip?
30Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 6 kn gusting 11, side-onshore, Water: flat
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 16 knF4
- Gusts
- 28kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 12°C
Wed 4 · 30 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 11°C
Thu 5 · 32 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 12°C
Fri 6 · 31 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 13°C
Sat 7 · 62 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 6 knF2
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 13°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- E 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 13°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 14 knF4
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 17°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 488, good
- Thu 580, good
- Fri 646, fair
- Sat 792, good
- Sun 890, good
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces Eopen to the E
- Best wind: S or Nalong the shore
- Avoid: Wblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 15 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
- Best Jan, Oct3 good days in 7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 12 knotsF4 | 23kn | side-on | flat | 12°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 16 knotsF4 | 28kn | side-on | flat | 12°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 88, good | wind from the east-north-east, 8 knotsF3 | 15kn | on | flat | 11°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 80, good | wind from the south-east, 8 knotsF3 | 15kn | side-on | flat | 12°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 46, fair | wind from the south-east, 5 knotsF2 | 10kn | side-on | flat | 13°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 92, good | wind from the east-south-east, 6 knotsF2 | 11kn | side-on | flat | 13°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 90, good | wind from the east, 10 knotsF3 | 18kn | on | flat | 13°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 14 knotsF4 | 24kn | side-on | flat | 17°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 15 knotsF4 | 25kn | side | flat | 19°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 03:46 −1.5 mHigh 10:25 +1.3 mLow 16:29 −1.6 mHigh 23:44 +1.1 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:57 −1.4 mHigh 12:11 +1.4 mLow 17:40 −1.7 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 00:59 +1.3 mLow 06:05 −1.5 mHigh 13:20 +1.6 mLow 18:44 −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 Jan, Oct
Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- 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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- Port du Douhet 7.4 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About École de Voile
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 15°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 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 sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 500 m out (1 in 50). The sea is about 10°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 20°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For sailing at beginner level the best months are usually January and October, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is St Georges Oleron. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.
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$1,110–US$2,090 each
about US$1,110–US$2,090 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 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to LRH, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$462–US$951 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$54–US$87 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$281–US$469 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$315–US$583 |
| Total | about US$1,110–US$2,090 |
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: St Georges Oleron
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about 15 min by car · 18 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About St Georges Oleron 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 16h 55m
About 16h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → LRH, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 45 min by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.