École de Voile
Sailing spot · France
Is it worth the trip?
25Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 8 kn gusting 15, cross-offshore, Water: flat
Tue 3 · 29 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 13 knF4
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 11°C
Wed 4 · 17 out of 100
- Wind
- E 6 knF2
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 11°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 13°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 14°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- E 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 14°C
Sun 8 · 49 out of 100
- Wind
- E 6 knF2
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 14°C
Mon 9 · 33 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 13 knF4
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 17°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 273, good
- Tue 389, good
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 998, good
- Tue 1096, good
- Wed 110, poor
The spot in six 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
- Best Feb–Mar3 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 | 73, good | wind from the north-north-east, 12 knotsF4 | 22kn | offnot safe | chop | 12°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 89, good | wind from the north-east, 13 knotsF4 | 24kn | offnot safe | chop | 11°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 6 knotsF2 | 13kn | offnot safe | chop | 11°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 4 knotsF2 | 9kn | side | chop | 13°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 4 knotsF2 | 9kn | side | flat | 14°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 4 knotsF2 | 9kn | cross-off | flat | 14°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 6 knotsF2 | 13kn | cross-off | flat | 14°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 98, good | wind from the south-east, 13 knotsF4 | 23kn | side | flat | 17°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 96, good | wind from the south-east, 12 knotsF4 | 23kn | side | chop | 20°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 8 knotsF3 | 15kn | side-on | chop | 20°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 03:53 −1.3 mHigh 10:21 +1.4 mLow 16:43 −1.4 mHigh 23:21 +1.1 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 05:11 −1.2 mHigh 11:52 +1.4 mLow 18:00 −1.5 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 00:41 +1.3 mLow 06:25 −1.4 mHigh 13:05 +1.6 mLow 19:07 −1.6 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 Feb–Mar
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
- Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec2of 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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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About École de Voile
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. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 15). 1 sailing school or club and 10 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 21°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For sailing at expert level the best months are usually February and March, with about 3 good days in 7; in June and August, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Royan. Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots and 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$1,200–US$2,240 each
about US$1,200–US$2,240 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 LRH, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$463–US$953 |
| 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$1,200–US$2,240 |
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: Royan
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about 5 min by car · 43 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Royan 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 40m
About 17h 40m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → LRH, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 1h 25m by road
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