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Port de la Mole

Sailing spot · France

Is it worth the trip?

19Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Tue 3: 7 kn gusting 11, side-shore, Water: chop

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 96 out of 100

Wind
NE 7 knF3
Gusts
11kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
11°C

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ESE 5 knF2
Gusts
9kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
12°C

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ESE 4 knF2
Gusts
8kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
15°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
E 3 knF1
Gusts
8kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
15°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
E 5 knF2
Gusts
10kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
chop
Air
15°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
E 7 knF3
Gusts
13kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
flat
Air
16°C

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ESE 6 knF2
Gusts
12kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
flat
Air
19°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 298, good
  2. Tue 396, good
  3. Wed 40, poor
  4. Thu 50, poor
  5. Fri 60, poor
  6. Sat 70, poor
  7. Sun 80, poor
  8. Mon 90, poor
  9. Tue 100, poor
  10. Wed 110, poor

The spot in six facts

  • Faces NWopen to the NW
  • Best wind: NE or SWalong the shore
  • Avoid: SEblows out to sea
  • Shelteredto the swell
  • Water 16 °C3/2 wetsuit
  • Best in Jul5 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 Port de la Mole
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov98, goodwind from the north-north-east, 7 knotsF310knsidechop14°C
Tue 3Nov96, goodwind from the north-east, 7 knotsF311knsidechop11°C
Wed 4Nov0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 5 knotsF29knoffnot safechop12°C
Thu 5Nov0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 4 knotsF28knoffnot safechop15°C
Fri 6Nov0, poorwind from the east, 3 knotsF18knoffnot safechop15°C
Sat 7Nov0, poorwind from the east, 5 knotsF210kncross-offchop15°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the east, 7 knotsF313knoffnot safeflat16°C
Mon 9Nov0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 6 knotsF212knoffnot safeflat19°C
Tue 10Nov0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 6 knotsF211knoffnot safechop18°C
Wed 11Nov0, poorwind from the south, 5 knotsF29kncross-offchop18°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

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 Jul

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

  1. Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar3of 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. Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul5of 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. Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov3of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. 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.

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the spot and its town

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More sailing near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Port de la Mole

Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NW, so wind from the SE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).

Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NW. Wind from the NW blows onshore, wind from the SE blows out to sea, and wind from the NE or SW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. 1 sailing school or club and 23 boat hire places within 10 km. The sea is about 12°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 22°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For sailing at beginner level the best month is usually July, with about 5 good days in 7; in December, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is La Teste-de-Buch. Within 5 km we also list 3 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$1,150–US$2,160 each

about US$1,150–US$2,160 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to BOD, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$470–US$966
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$87–US$141
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$282–US$470
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$584
Totalabout US$1,150–US$2,160

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 Teste-de-Buch

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Closest

La Teste-de-Buch

about 15 min by car · 22 places to stay

about US$107/nightcountry average

See 22 places to stay in La Teste-de-Buch · Booking.com

About La Teste-de-Buch 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 45m

About 17h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BOD, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), then 1h by road

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