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Club Nautique de Saint-Raphaël, France

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About Club Nautique de Saint-Raphaël

Known for kitesurfing, sailing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces S, so wind from the N blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

Water about 21°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing, sailing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing S. Wind from the S blows onshore, wind from the N blows out to sea, and wind from the W or E runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 23). The sea is about 14°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 26°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at beginner level the best month is usually March, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Saint-Raphaël. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 3 wind sports spots.

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From Chicago: about 18 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE), changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG). About 14 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 05 from the airport to Club Nautique de Saint-Raphaël.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Club Nautique de Saint-Raphaël on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Mon 19: 15 kn gusting 32, side-shore. Water: waves 1 m.

The score for kite, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct020knsideflat
Mon 19Oct5332knside1.0 mwaves
Tue 20Oct2735knside1.0 mwaves
Wed 21Oct5337knsidechop
Thu 22Oct034knsidechop
Fri 23Oct09knsidechop
Sat 24Oct1328knsidechop
Sun 25Oct1729knsidechop
Mon 26Oct09knsidechop
Tue 27Oct09knoffnot safeflat

Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.

The season

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

  1. Jan0of 7
  2. Feb0of 7
  3. Mar1of 7
  4. Apr0of 7
  5. May0of 7
  6. Jun0of 7
  7. Jul0of 7
  8. Aug0of 7
  9. Sep0of 7
  10. Oct0of 7
  11. Nov0of 7
  12. Dec0of 7

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for kite. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to NCE, changing at CDG, then 1h 05 by road. About 18h 05 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 19 kn gusting 35, side-shore. Water: waves 1 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Kite Club Nautique de Saint-Raphaël

    18 kn gusting 37, side-shore. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 9 kn gusting 34, side-shore. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 4 kn gusting 9, side-shore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 12 kn gusting 28, side-shore. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to NCE, changing at CDG, then 1h 05 by road. About 18h 05 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,075–£2,025 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

  • Flights £440–£915
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £105–£175
  • Stay £255–£425
  • Food £240–£445

Places to eat near Saint-Raphaël

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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