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Near École de Voile du Roaliguen. Photo: Astuces72, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

École de Voile du Roaliguen

Sailing spot · France

Is it worth the trip?

77Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Mon 2: 13 kn gusting 19, cross-offshore, Water: chop

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 92 out of 100

Wind
NE 13 knF4
Gusts
19kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
chop
Air
13°C

Tue 3 · 44 out of 100

Wind
NE 17 knF5
Gusts
22kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
chop
Air
13°C

Wed 4 · 91 out of 100

Wind
NE 16 knF4
Gusts
22kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
chop
Air
10°C

Thu 5 · 76 out of 100

Wind
E 11 knF4
Gusts
18kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
11°C

Fri 6 · 28 out of 100

Wind
E 8 knF3
Gusts
12kn
Shore
side
Water
flat
Air
12°C

Sat 7 · 57 out of 100

Wind
ESE 9 knF3
Gusts
13kn
Shore
side-on
Water
flat
Air
11°C

Sun 8 · 84 out of 100

Wind
ENE 10 knF3
Gusts
15kn
Shore
side
Water
flat
Air
11°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 192, good
  2. Mon 292, good
  3. Tue 391, good
  4. Wed 491, good
  5. Thu 576, good
  6. Fri 628, poor
  7. Sat 757, fair
  8. Sun 884, good
  9. Mon 998, good
  10. Tue 1094, good

The spot in six facts

  • Faces Sopen to the S
  • Best wind: W or Ealong the shore
  • Avoid: Nblows out to sea
  • Shelteredto the swell
  • Water 14 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
  • Best Feb–Mar, Nov5 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 École de Voile du Roaliguen
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Sun 1Nov92, goodwind from the north-east, 11 knotsF411kncross-offchop15°C
Mon 2Nov92, goodwind from the north-east, 13 knotsF419kncross-offchop13°C
Tue 3Nov91, goodwind from the north-east, 17 knotsF522kncross-offchop13°C
Wed 4Nov91, goodwind from the north-east, 16 knotsF422kncross-offchop10°C
Thu 5Nov76, goodwind from the east, 11 knotsF418knsidechop11°C
Fri 6Nov28, poorwind from the east, 8 knotsF312knsideflat12°C
Sat 7Nov57, fairwind from the east-south-east, 9 knotsF313knside-onflat11°C
Sun 8Nov84, goodwind from the east-north-east, 10 knotsF315knsideflat11°C
Mon 9Nov98, goodwind from the south-east, 12 knotsF419knside-onchop14°C
Tue 10Nov94, goodwind from the south-south-west, 12 knotsF422knside-on0.8 mwaves15°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

  • Sun 1 NovLow 02:51 −1.5 mHigh 08:40 +1.5 mLow 15:34 −1.6 mHigh 21:32 +1.1 m
  • Mon 2 NovLow 04:01 −1.3 mHigh 10:11 +1.3 mLow 16:49 −1.5 mHigh 23:24 +1.0 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 05:17 −1.3 mHigh 11:57 +1.3 mLow 18:02 −1.6 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 Feb–Mar, Nov

Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar5of 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. Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug4of 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. Nov5of 7: a trip from Mon 2 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.

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the spot and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About École de Voile du Roaliguen

Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces S, so wind from the N 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 S. Wind from the S blows onshore, wind from the N blows out to sea, and wind from the W or E runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 3.6 km out (1 in 357). The sea is about 9°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 19°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For sailing at intermediate level the best months are usually February, March and November, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Sarzeau.

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: Sarzeau

Closest

Sarzeau

7 min by car · 6 places to stay

about US$107/nightcountry average

See 6 places to stay in Sarzeau · Booking.com

About Sarzeau 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 18h 05m

About 18h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → NTE, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 2h by road

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