Ecole de voile VMG+
Sailing spot · New Caledonia
Is it worth the trip?
62Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 8 kn gusting 12, side-shore, Water: chop
Wed 4 · 83 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 24°C
Thu 5 · 75 out of 100
- Wind
- S 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 25°C
Fri 6 · 74 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 1 knF0
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 25°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 25°C
Sun 8 · 82 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 24°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 1 knF0
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 25°C
Tue 10 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 25°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Tue 350, fair
- Wed 4100, good
- Thu 5100, good
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 750, fair
- Sun 850, fair
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
- Wed 110, poor
- Thu 1250, fair
The spot in six facts
- Faces Wopen to the W
- Best wind: N or Salong the shore
- Avoid: Eblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 25 °Cno wetsuit
- Best Jun–Aug2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 50, fair | wind from the south-south-west, 7 knotsF3 | 10kn | side | chop | 23°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 100, good | wind from the south-south-east, 7 knotsF3 | 11kn | side | chop | 24°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 100, good | wind from the south, 7 knotsF3 | 12kn | side | chop | 25°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 1 knotF0 | 4kn | side-on | chop | 25°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 50, fair | wind from the north-north-west, 7 knotsF3 | 9kn | side | chop | 25°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 50, fair | wind from the north-north-west, 5 knotsF2 | 10kn | side-on | chop | 24°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 1 knotF0 | 7kn | cross-off | chop | 25°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 4 knotsF2 | 10kn | cross-off | chop | 25°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 12 knotsF4 | 17kn | offnot safe | 0.8 mwaves | 24°C |
| Thu 12Nov | 50, fair | wind from the south, 7 knotsF3 | 9kn | side | chop | 26°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
- Tue 3 NovHigh 01:33 +0.1 mLow 07:55 −0.4 mHigh 15:01 +0.5 mLow 21:39 −0.2 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 03:12 +0.2 mLow 09:15 −0.4 mHigh 16:04 +0.5 mLow 22:40 −0.3 m
- Thu 5 NovHigh 04:36 +0.2 mLow 10:29 −0.3 mHigh 16:57 +0.5 mLow 23:29 −0.4 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–Aug
Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 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
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
- Dec1of 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
2 places
- Association Calédonienne de Planche et de Voile 3.3 km away
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Ecole de voile VMG+
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces W, so wind from the E blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 25°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 20). 5 sailing schools or clubs and 4 boat hire places within 10 km. The sea is about 23°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For sailing at beginner level the best months are usually June, July and August, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Nouméa. Within 5 km we also list 2 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$1,340–US$2,610 each
about US$1,340–US$2,610 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to NOU, estimated from distance and season, changing at DFW and AKL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$812–US$1,690 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$101–US$174 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$201–US$329 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$416 |
| Total | about US$1,340–US$2,610 |
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: Nouméa
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about 5 min by car · 13 places to stay
About Nouméa its beds, food and every spot near it
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 31h 15m
About 31h 15m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → NOU, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Auckland International Airport (AKL), then 1h by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.