Is it worth the trip?
60Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 15 kn gusting 18, offshore, Water: chop
Tue 3 · 90 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 15 knF4
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 14°C
Wed 4 · 88 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 16 knF4
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 11°C
Thu 5 · 83 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 14 knF4
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 10°C
Fri 6 · 21 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 11°C
Sat 7 · 37 out of 100
- Wind
- E 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 11°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- E 18 knF5
- Gusts
- 26kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 12°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- E 16 knF4
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 14°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Tue 390, good
- Wed 488, good
- Thu 583, good
- Fri 621, poor
- Sat 737, poor
- Sun 875, good
- Mon 984, good
- Tue 1099, good
- Wed 110, poor
- Thu 120, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces SWopen to the SW
- Best wind: NW or SEalong the shore
- Avoid: NEblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 15 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
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 | 90, good | wind from the north-east, 15 knotsF4 | 18kn | offnot safe | chop | 14°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 88, good | wind from the east-north-east, 16 knotsF4 | 22kn | offnot safe | chop | 11°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 83, good | wind from the east-north-east, 14 knotsF4 | 20kn | offnot safe | chop | 10°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 21, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 8 knotsF3 | 11kn | offnot safe | chop | 11°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 37, poor | wind from the east, 8 knotsF3 | 11kn | offnot safe | flat | 11°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 75, good | wind from the east, 18 knotsF5 | 26kn | offnot safe | chop | 12°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 84, good | wind from the east, 16 knotsF4 | 24kn | offnot safe | chop | 14°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 99, good | wind from the south, 14 knotsF4 | 18kn | side-on | 0.9 mwaves | 15°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 5 knotsF2 | 12kn | side | 1.3 mwaves | 14°C |
| Thu 12Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 26 knotsF6 | 36kn | cross-off | 0.9 mwaves | 9°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 NovLow 05:13 −1.2 mHigh 11:38 +1.3 mLow 18:02 −1.4 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 00:30 +1.1 mLow 06:27 −1.3 mHigh 12:55 +1.4 mLow 19:08 −1.6 m
- Thu 5 NovHigh 01:35 +1.3 mLow 07:29 −1.5 mHigh 13:55 +1.6 mLow 20:03 −1.7 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
No month stands out
Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug4of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep5of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov5of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
- Dec4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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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 Base Nautique de Penfret
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SW, so wind from the NE 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 SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. 3 sailing schools or clubs within 10 km. The sea is about 11°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 18°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). No town nearby. Nearest beds: St Philibert, 13 km (about 25 min by car). Nearest airport: Brest Bretagne airport (BES), 88 km. 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$899–US$1,740 each
about US$899–US$1,740 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 BES, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$443–US$919 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$141–US$235 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$315–US$584 |
| Total | about US$899–US$1,740 |
No town nearby, so no stay is in it. 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: nearest beds 13 km away
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No town nearby
Nearest beds: St Philibert, 13 km (about 25 min by car). Nearest airport: Brest Bretagne airport (BES), 88 km.
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