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Cercle de voile

Sailing spot · France

Is it worth the trip?

42Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Mon 9: 10 kn gusting 16, cross-offshore, Water: chop

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 44 out of 100

Wind
NE 16 knF4
Gusts
23kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
12°C

Wed 4 · 40 out of 100

Wind
ENE 10 knF3
Gusts
15kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
11°C

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Wind
E 4 knF2
Gusts
9kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
12°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ESE 4 knF2
Gusts
10kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
12°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 3 knF1
Gusts
7kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
flat
Air
13°C

Sun 8 · 39 out of 100

Wind
E 8 knF3
Gusts
11kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
13°C

Mon 9 · 91 out of 100

Wind
SE 10 knF3
Gusts
16kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
chop
Air
16°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 293, good
  2. Tue 389, good
  3. Wed 440, poor
  4. Thu 50, poor
  5. Fri 60, poor
  6. Sat 70, poor
  7. Sun 839, poor
  8. Mon 991, good
  9. Tue 1094, good
  10. Wed 1188, good

The spot in five facts

  • Faces Wopen to the W
  • Best wind: N or Salong the shore
  • Avoid: Eblows out to sea
  • Open seato 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.

Wind forecast and score for each day at Cercle de voile
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov93, goodwind from the north-east, 13 knotsF417kncross-offchop13°C
Tue 3Nov89, goodwind from the north-east, 16 knotsF423knoffnot safechop12°C
Wed 4Nov40, poorwind from the east-north-east, 10 knotsF315knoffnot safechop11°C
Thu 5Nov0, poorwind from the east, 4 knotsF29knoffnot safechop12°C
Fri 6Nov0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 4 knotsF210knoffnot safechop12°C
Sat 7Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 3 knotsF17knoffnot safeflat13°C
Sun 8Nov39, poorwind from the east, 8 knotsF311knoffnot safechop13°C
Mon 9Nov91, goodwind from the south-east, 10 knotsF316kncross-offchop16°C
Tue 10Nov94, goodwind from the south-east, 11 knotsF417kncross-offchop17°C
Wed 11Nov88, goodwind from the south, 10 knotsF312knsidechop17°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 03:49 −1.5 mHigh 10:25 +1.3 mLow 16:32 −1.6 mHigh 23:49 +1.0 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 05:00 −1.4 mHigh 12:17 +1.4 mLow 17:42 −1.7 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 01:04 +1.3 mLow 06:08 −1.6 mHigh 13:25 +1.6 mLow 18:46 −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

No month stands out

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. Apr4of 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. Jul4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug2of 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. Nov3of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec3of 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

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Photos of Cercle de voile

Anse Vieux Châtelaillon - Châtelaillon-Plage (FR17) - 2026-08-03 - 3
Near Cercle de voile. Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Châtelaillon-Plage, France - panoramio
Near Cercle de voile. Photo: mcfr, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tree on Cliff
Photo: photophilde, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Cercle de voile

Known for kitesurfing and 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 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing and 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 exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 5.9 km out (1 in 588). 2 sailing schools or clubs and 3 boat hire places within 10 km. The sea is about 10°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 20°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Châtelaillon-Plage.

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$1,090–US$2,060 each

about US$1,090–US$2,060 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 LRH, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$463–US$953
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$34–US$54
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$282–US$470
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$584
Totalabout US$1,090–US$2,060

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: Châtelaillon-Plage

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Closest

Châtelaillon-Plage

about 5 min by car · 26 places to stay

about US$107/nightcountry average

See 26 places to stay in Châtelaillon-Plage · Booking.com

About Châtelaillon-Plage 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 16h 50m

About 16h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → LRH, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 35 min by road

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