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Centre Nautique de Lesconil, France

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About Centre Nautique de Lesconil

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

Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SE. Wind from the SE blows onshore, wind from the NW blows out to sea, and wind from the SW or NE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.7 km out (1 in 172). The sea is about 11°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 18°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For sailing at intermediate level the best months are usually February, March, April and May, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Lesconil. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 1 dive site.

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From Chicago: about 17 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to BES, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB).

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 35 from the airport to Centre Nautique de Lesconil.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Centre Nautique de Lesconil on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Mon 26: 18 kn gusting 25, side-shore. Water: waves 1.6 m.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct63F417knoffnot safechop
Mon 19Oct52F314knside-onchop
Tue 20Oct40F313knside-onchop
Wed 21Oct0F527knoffnot safe2.1 mwaves
Thu 22Oct40F422knside1.7 mwaves
Fri 23Oct0F641kncross-off3.5 mwaves
Sat 24Oct78F417knside1.4 mwaves
Sun 25Oct40F524knside1.9 mwaves
Mon 26Oct80F525knside1.6 mwaves
Tue 27Oct0F530knside2.1 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).

  1. Jan4of 7
  2. Feb5of 7
  3. Mar5of 7
  4. Apr5of 7
  5. May5of 7
  6. Jun4of 7
  7. Jul5of 7
  8. Aug4of 7
  9. Sep5of 7
  10. Oct5of 7
  11. Nov5of 7
  12. Dec4of 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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to BES, changing at DUB, then 1h 35 by road. About 17h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Sail Centre Nautique de Lesconil

    10 kn gusting 13, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 20 kn gusting 27, offshore. Water: waves 2.1 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Sail Centre Nautique de Lesconil

    15 kn gusting 22, side-shore. Water: waves 1.7 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 26 kn gusting 41, cross-offshore. Water: waves 3.5 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Sail Centre Nautique de Lesconil

    14 kn gusting 17, side-shore. Water: waves 1.4 m.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to BES, changing at DUB, then 1h 35 by road. About 17h 25 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,025–£1,920 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 £390–£810
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £105–£175
  • Stay £255–£425
  • Food £240–£445

Places to eat near Lesconil

  • Le QuincyFrench · in the centre
  • Tara Cantine de MerSeafood · 0.3 km from the centre
  • Bistrot Du PortFrench · 0.1 km from the centre
  • Crêperie Du SterPancake house · 1.5 km from the centre

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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