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École de Char à Voile Plein Ouest, France

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About École de Char à Voile Plein Ouest

Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SW, so wind from the NE 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 kitesurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.2 km out (1 in 116). The sea is about 11°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 17°C in July, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For kitesurfing at expert level the best months are usually January, February, March and October, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Penhors. Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.

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From Chicago: about 17 h 10 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 20 from the airport to École de Char à Voile Plein Ouest.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

École de Char à Voile Plein Ouest on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Wed 21: 17 kn gusting 31, side-shore. Water: waves 4.3 m.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Mon 19Oct08knoffnot safechop
Tue 20Oct05knon1.5 mwaves
Wed 21Oct7931knside4.3 mwaves
Thu 22Oct6229knside-on3.8 mwaves
Fri 23Oct5353knside-on6.1 mwaves
Sat 24Oct1429knside3.6 mwaves
Sun 25Oct4928knside-on3.7 mwaves
Mon 26Oct5029knon3.2 mwaves
Tue 27Oct4831knon3.1 mwaves
Wed 28Oct011knside-on–

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. Jan4of 7
  2. Feb4of 7
  3. Mar4of 7
  4. Apr2of 7
  5. May2of 7
  6. Jun2of 7
  7. Jul2of 7
  8. Aug2of 7
  9. Sep3of 7
  10. Oct4of 7
  11. Nov4of 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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for kite. Change dates

  1. Tue 20 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to BES, changing at DUB, then 1h 20 by road. About 17h 10 door to door

  2. Wed 21 Oct
    Kite École de Char à Voile Plein Ouest

    17 kn gusting 31, side-shore. Water: waves 4.3 m.

  3. Thu 22 Oct
    Kite École de Char à Voile Plein Ouest

    16 kn gusting 29, side-onshore. Water: waves 3.8 m.

  4. Fri 23 Oct
    Kite École de Char à Voile Plein Ouest

    23 kn gusting 53, side-onshore. Water: waves 6.1 m.

  5. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 29, side-shore. Water: waves 3.6 m.

  6. Sun 25 Oct
    Kite École de Char à Voile Plein Ouest

    13 kn gusting 28, side-onshore. Water: waves 3.7 m.

  7. Mon 26 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to BES, changing at DUB, then 1h 20 by road. About 17h 10 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

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