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Le Club des Dauphins

Sailing spot · France

Is it worth the trip?

30Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Mon 9: 10 kn gusting 20, side-shore, Water: chop

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 54 out of 100

Wind
NE 12 knF4
Gusts
25kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
chop
Air
12°C

Wed 4 · 36 out of 100

Wind
ENE 9 knF3
Gusts
20kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
chop
Air
10°C

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NE 7 knF3
Gusts
15kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
chop
Air
7°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NE 4 knF2
Gusts
8kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
flat
Air
12°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 2 knF1
Gusts
7kn
Shore
side
Water
flat
Air
11°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
E 5 knF2
Gusts
12kn
Shore
side
Water
flat
Air
12°C

Mon 9 · 61 out of 100

Wind
SE 11 knF4
Gusts
21kn
Shore
side-on
Water
chop
Air
16°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 270, good
  2. Tue 381, good
  3. Wed 451, fair
  4. Thu 50, poor
  5. Fri 60, poor
  6. Sat 70, poor
  7. Sun 80, poor
  8. Mon 977, good
  9. Tue 1077, good
  10. Wed 1148, fair

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 in 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 Le Club des Dauphins
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov70, goodwind from the east-north-east, 11 knotsF423kncross-offchop12°C
Tue 3Nov81, goodwind from the north-east, 12 knotsF425kncross-offchop12°C
Wed 4Nov51, fairwind from the east-north-east, 9 knotsF320kncross-offchop10°C
Thu 5Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 7 knotsF315kncross-offchop7°C
Fri 6Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 4 knotsF28kncross-offflat12°C
Sat 7Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 2 knotsF17knsideflat11°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the east, 5 knotsF212knsideflat12°C
Mon 9Nov77, goodwind from the south-east, 11 knotsF421knside-onchop16°C
Tue 10Nov77, goodwind from the south-east, 12 knotsF424knside-onchop17°C
Wed 11Nov48, fairwind from the south-south-east, 10 knotsF321knside-onchop17°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 03:58 −1.4 mHigh 10:10 +1.3 mLow 16:45 −1.5 mHigh 23:29 +1.0 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 05:12 −1.4 mHigh 12:02 +1.3 mLow 17:57 −1.6 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 00:56 +1.2 mLow 06:22 −1.5 mHigh 13:17 +1.5 mLow 19:02 −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 in 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. Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr3of 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. Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug3of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov5of 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, its town, photos

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of Le Club des Dauphins

Coucher de soleil sur la plage (La Baule) (02)
Photo: Gzen92, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Coucher de soleil sur la plage de La Baule (octobre 2022)
Photo: Florian Pépellin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Coucher de soleil Front de mer La Baule (octobre 2022)
Photo: Florian Pépellin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

More sailing near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Le Club des Dauphins

Known for kitesurfing, sailing and windsurfing, 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 kitesurfing, sailing and windsurfing, 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 8.3 km out (1 in 833). 10 sailing schools or clubs and 13 boat hire places within 10 km. The sea is about 9°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 19°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For sailing at expert level the best month is usually November, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is La Baule-Escoublac. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot, 4 wind sports spots and 2 kayak 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$1,190–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 2 November 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$946
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$1,190–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: La Baule-Escoublac

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Closest

La Baule-Escoublac

about 5 min by car · 40 places to stay

about US$107/nightcountry average

See 40 places to stay in La Baule-Escoublac · Booking.com

About La Baule-Escoublac 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 30m

About 17h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → NTE, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 1h 20m by road

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