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École de Voile - Centre Nautique de Sarzeau

Sailing spot · France

Is it worth the trip?

71Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Mon 9: 14 kn gusting 22, cross-offshore, Water: chop

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 87 out of 100

Wind
NE 13 knF4
Gusts
19kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
13°C

Wed 4 · 88 out of 100

Wind
ENE 15 knF4
Gusts
21kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
11°C

Thu 5 · 49 out of 100

Wind
ENE 12 knF4
Gusts
18kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
11°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ESE 9 knF3
Gusts
14kn
Shore
side
Water
flat
Air
13°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
E 4 knF2
Gusts
8kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
flat
Air
11°C

Sun 8 · 77 out of 100

Wind
ENE 12 knF4
Gusts
17kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
chop
Air
11°C

Mon 9 · 93 out of 100

Wind
E 13 knF4
Gusts
20kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
chop
Air
14°C

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Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 390, good
  2. Wed 488, good
  3. Thu 583, good
  4. Fri 662, good
  5. Sat 70, poor
  6. Sun 891, good
  7. Mon 994, good
  8. Tue 1098, good
  9. Wed 1154, fair

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 14 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
  • Best Mar, 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 École de Voile - Centre Nautique de Sarzeau
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Tue 3Nov90, goodwind from the north-east, 13 knotsF419knoffnot safechop13°C
Wed 4Nov88, goodwind from the east-north-east, 15 knotsF421knoffnot safechop11°C
Thu 5Nov83, goodwind from the east-north-east, 12 knotsF418knoffnot safechop11°C
Fri 6Nov62, goodwind from the east-south-east, 9 knotsF314knsideflat13°C
Sat 7Nov0, poorwind from the east, 4 knotsF28kncross-offflat11°C
Sun 8Nov91, goodwind from the east-north-east, 12 knotsF417kncross-offchop11°C
Mon 9Nov94, goodwind from the east, 13 knotsF420kncross-offchop14°C
Tue 10Nov98, goodwind from the east-south-east, 10 knotsF317knsidechop15°C
Wed 11Nov54, fairwind from the east-north-east, 8 knotsF312knoffnot safechop14°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 05:14 −1.3 mHigh 11:58 +1.3 mLow 17:59 −1.6 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 00:53 +1.2 mLow 06:24 −1.5 mHigh 13:15 +1.5 mLow 19:03 −1.7 m
  • Thu 5 NovHigh 01:54 +1.4 mLow 07:25 −1.7 mHigh 14:13 +1.7 mLow 19:58 −1.9 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 Mar, 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. Mar5of 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. Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul4of 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. Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov5of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
  12. 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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About École de Voile - Centre Nautique de Sarzeau

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 14°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 very gently: 10 m deep about 2.0 km out (1 in 200). 4 sailing schools or clubs and 1 boat hire place within 10 km. The sea is about 9°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 19°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For sailing at intermediate level the best months are usually March and November, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Sarzeau.

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: Sarzeau

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Sarzeau

about 10 min by car · 6 places to stay

about US$107/nightcountry average

See 6 places to stay in Sarzeau · Booking.com

About Sarzeau 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 18h 05m

About 18h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → NTE, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 2h by road

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