École Française de Voile
Sailing spot · France
Is it worth the trip?
35Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 8 kn gusting 11, side-onshore, Water: flat
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 17 knF5
- Gusts
- 25kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 13°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 17 knF5
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 10°C
Thu 5 · 44 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 6 knF2
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 10°C
Fri 6 · 35 out of 100
- Wind
- S 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 12°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 13°C
Sun 8 · 96 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 11°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 12 knF4
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 13°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 232, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 588, good
- Fri 635, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 896, good
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 1098, good
- Wed 1174, good
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 Apr–Jun3 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 | 32, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 11 knotsF4 | 15kn | on | chop | 13°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 17 knotsF5 | 25kn | on | chop | 13°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 17 knotsF5 | 24kn | on | chop | 10°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 88, good | wind from the east-north-east, 6 knotsF2 | 10kn | on | flat | 10°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 35, poor | wind from the south, 5 knotsF2 | 8kn | side | flat | 12°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 5 knotsF2 | 10kn | offnot safe | flat | 13°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 96, good | wind from the south-east, 8 knotsF3 | 11kn | side-on | flat | 11°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 12 knotsF4 | 18kn | side-on | chop | 13°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 98, good | wind from the south-east, 10 knotsF3 | 15kn | side | flat | 16°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 74, good | wind from the east-south-east, 5 knotsF2 | 8kn | side-on | flat | 16°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 06:11 −2.6 mHigh 12:11 +2.9 mLow 19:02 −2.7 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 00:59 +2.4 mLow 07:41 −2.3 mHigh 13:35 +2.6 mLow 20:29 −2.7 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 02:28 +2.4 mLow 09:04 −2.5 mHigh 15:00 +2.8 mLow 21:42 −3.1 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 Apr–Jun
Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun3of 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
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 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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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About École Française 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 650 m out (1 in 64). 1 sailing school or club and 2 boat hire places within 10 km. The sea is about 10°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 18°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For sailing at beginner level the best months are usually April, May and June, with about 3 good days in 7; in February, November and December, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Plouha. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports 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$2,220 each
about US$1,190–US$2,220 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 ORD to JER, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$450–US$933 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$141–US$235 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$282–US$470 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$315–US$584 |
| Total | about US$1,190–US$2,220 |
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: Plouha
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about 10 min by car · 4 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Plouha 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 17h 25m
About 17h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → JER, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 1h 40m by road
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