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Centre Nautique, France

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About Centre Nautique

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 19°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 exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.2 km out (1 in 222). The sea is about 12°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 23°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For windsurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually February, March, April and October, with about 2 good days in 7; in August, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is La Grande-Motte. Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports spots.

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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 MPL, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG). About 14 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → MPL · Skyscanner from about £430 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 30 min from the airport to Centre Nautique.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Centre Nautique on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Wed 21: 13 kn gusting 17, side-shore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct08kncross-offflat
Mon 19Oct7721knside-on1.5 mwaves
Tue 20Oct3923knside-on1.6 mwaves
Wed 21Oct8017knsidechop
Thu 22Oct015kncross-offchop
Fri 23Oct4017knside0.8 mwaves
Sat 24Oct019knsidechop
Sun 25Oct010knside-onchop
Mon 26Oct015knsidechop
Tue 27Oct08knoffnot 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 windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan1of 7
  2. Feb2of 7
  3. Mar2of 7
  4. Apr2of 7
  5. May1of 7
  6. Jun1of 7
  7. Jul1of 7
  8. Aug0of 7
  9. Sep1of 7
  10. Oct2of 7
  11. Nov1of 7
  12. Dec1of 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 windsurf. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to MPL, changing at CDG, then 30 min by road. About 17h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Windsurf Centre Nautique

    13 kn gusting 23, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.6 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Windsurf Centre Nautique

    13 kn gusting 17, side-shore. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 3 kn gusting 15, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Windsurf Centre Nautique

    12 kn gusting 17, side-shore. Water: waves 0.8 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 10 kn gusting 19, side-shore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to MPL, changing at CDG, then 30 min by road. About 17h 25 door to door

Rough cost

About £975–£1,860 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 £430–£895
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £15–£30
  • Stay £255–£425
  • Food £240–£445

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