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SwellAddiction - La Torche, France

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About SwellAddiction - La Torche

Known for windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces W, so wind from the E 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 windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. The sea is about 10°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 18°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For windsurfing at beginner level the best month is usually July, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Penmarch. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 wind sports spot.

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From Chicago: about 17 h 20 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 30 from the airport to SwellAddiction - La Torche.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Tue 20: 9 kn gusting 18, side-onshore.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Mon 19Oct08knoffnot safe–
Tue 20Oct7618knside-on–
Wed 21Oct036knon–
Thu 22Oct5122knside-on–
Fri 23Oct068knside-on–
Sat 24Oct4923knside-on–
Sun 25Oct1835knside-on–
Mon 26Oct5328knside-on–
Tue 27Oct3737knon–
Wed 28Oct5821knside-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 windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan1of 7
  2. Feb2of 7
  3. Mar1of 7
  4. Apr2of 7
  5. May2of 7
  6. Jun3of 7
  7. Jul4of 7
  8. Aug3of 7
  9. Sep2of 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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for windsurf. Change dates

  1. Tue 20 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to BES, changing at DUB, then 1h 30 by road. About 17h 20 door to door

  2. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 18 kn gusting 36, onshore.

  3. Thu 22 Oct
    Windsurf SwellAddiction - La Torche

    11 kn gusting 22, side-onshore.

  4. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 25 kn gusting 68, side-onshore.

  5. Sat 24 Oct
    Windsurf SwellAddiction - La Torche

    11 kn gusting 23, side-onshore.

  6. Sun 25 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 13 kn gusting 35, side-onshore.

  7. Mon 26 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to BES, changing at DUB, then 1h 30 by road. About 17h 20 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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