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Club nautique de Wissant, France

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About Club nautique de Wissant

Known for kitesurfing, sailing and windsurfing, 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 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. 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 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 sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.4 km out (1 in 238). The sea is about 8°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 18°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For windsurfing at intermediate level the best month is usually August, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Wissant. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

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From Chicago: about 15 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to LHR, direct.

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  2. Getting there. 3 h 05 from the airport to Club nautique de Wissant.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Club nautique de Wissant on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Sat 24: 19 kn gusting 32, side-onshore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct7122knsidechop
Mon 19Oct013kncross-offchop
Tue 20Oct018kncross-offchop
Wed 21Oct6130knside-onchop
Thu 22Oct5336knside-on0.9 mwaves
Fri 23Oct059knside1.4 mwaves
Sat 24Oct8032knside-onchop
Sun 25Oct8030knside-on1.4 mwaves
Mon 26Oct038knside1.0 mwaves
Tue 27Oct2236knside2.0 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 windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan3of 7
  2. Feb3of 7
  3. Mar3of 7
  4. Apr3of 7
  5. May3of 7
  6. Jun3of 7
  7. Jul3of 7
  8. Aug4of 7
  9. Sep3of 7
  10. Oct3of 7
  11. Nov3of 7
  12. 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 windsurf. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to LHR, then 3h 05 by road. About 15h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 18, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Windsurf Club nautique de Wissant

    22 kn gusting 30, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Windsurf Club nautique de Wissant

    13 kn gusting 36, side-onshore. Water: waves 0.9 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 44 kn gusting 59, side-shore. Water: waves 1.4 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Windsurf Club nautique de Wissant

    19 kn gusting 32, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to LHR, then 3h 05 by road. About 15h 30 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,030–£1,930 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 £395–£820
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £105–£175
  • Stay £255–£425
  • Food £240–£445

Places to eat near Wissant

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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