Accueil, France

No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Lanildut, 4 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: BES (BES), 27 km.

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About Accueil

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

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 NW. Wind from the NW blows onshore, wind from the SE blows out to sea, and wind from the NE or SW runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.6 km out (1 in 156). The sea is about 11°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 16°C in July, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For sailing at intermediate level the best months are usually March, April, May and June, with about 5 good days in 7; in December, about 3. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Lanildut, 4 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: BES (BES), 27 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 dive site.

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From Chicago: about 16 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to BES, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB).
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Getting there. 45 min from the airport to Accueil.
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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: 15 kn gusting 19, side-shore. Water: waves 1.2 m.

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

Wind forecast and score for each day at Accueil
Day	Score	Wind	Gusts	Shore	Water
Sun 18Oct	80, good	wind from the north-north-east, 15 knotsF4	19kn	side	1.2 mwaves
Mon 19Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-east, 6 knotsF2	14kn	cross-off	1.0 mwaves
Tue 20Oct	79, good	wind from the south-west, 13 knotsF4	16kn	side	1.3 mwaves
Wed 21Oct	0, poor	wind from the west-north-west, 25 knotsF6	38kn	on	3.6 mwaves
Thu 22Oct	60, good	wind from the south-south-west, 12 knotsF4	15kn	side	2.8 mwaves
Fri 23Oct	0, poor	wind from the west-north-west, 35 knotsF8	65kn	on	5.4 mwaves
Sat 24Oct	69, good	wind from the south-west, 14 knotsF4	25kn	side-on	2.7 mwaves
Sun 25Oct	0, poor	wind from the west-north-west, 20 knotsF5	31kn	on	3.2 mwaves
Mon 26Oct	37, fair	wind from the south-west, 15 knotsF4	21kn	side	2.7 mwaves
Tue 27Oct	0, poor	wind from the west-south-west, 22 knotsF6	38kn	side-on	3.5 mwaves

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

Jan4of 7
Feb4of 7
Mar5of 7
Apr5of 7
May5of 7
Jun5of 7
Jul5of 7
Aug5of 7
Sep5of 7
Oct4of 7
Nov4of 7
Dec3of 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 sailing. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to BES, changing at DUB, then 45 min by road. About 16h 35 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Sail Accueil
13 kn gusting 16, side-shore. Water: waves 1.3 m.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 25 kn gusting 38, onshore. Water: waves 3.6 m.
Thu 22 Oct
Sail Accueil
12 kn gusting 15, side-shore. Water: waves 2.8 m.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 35 kn gusting 65, onshore. Water: waves 5.4 m.
Sat 24 Oct
Sail Accueil
14 kn gusting 25, side-onshore. Water: waves 2.7 m.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to BES, changing at DUB, then 45 min by road. About 16h 35 door to door

Rough cost

About £710–£1,395 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

Flights £390–£810
To the UK airport £35–£65
Taxi £45–£75
Food £240–£445

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