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XCAT, France

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About XCAT

Known for sailing, 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 19°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for sailing, 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. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 8). The sea is about 12°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 23°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For sailing at intermediate level the best months are usually May and July, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Soorts-Hossegor. Within 5 km we also list 10 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

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From Chicago: about 17 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to BIQ, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG). About 14 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 40 min from the airport to XCAT.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sun 25: 15 kn gusting 21, side-onshore. Water: waves 3.3 m.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct40F417knside-on1.4 mwaves
Mon 19Oct0F210knoffnot safe0.8 mwaves
Tue 20Oct57F314knon1.4 mwaves
Wed 21Oct0F631knon3.1 mwaves
Thu 22Oct53F313knside-on2.9 mwaves
Fri 23Oct0F637knon5.7 mwaves
Sat 24Oct59F417knside-on3.2 mwaves
Sun 25Oct68F421knside-on3.3 mwaves
Mon 26Oct0F18kncross-off3.1 mwaves
Tue 27Oct24F311knside-on2.3 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. Feb3of 7
  3. Mar3of 7
  4. Apr4of 7
  5. May5of 7
  6. Jun4of 7
  7. Jul5of 7
  8. Aug4of 7
  9. Sep4of 7
  10. Oct3of 7
  11. Nov4of 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 sailing. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to BIQ, changing at CDG, then 40 min by road. About 17h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Sail XCAT

    10 kn gusting 14, onshore. Water: waves 1.4 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 23 kn gusting 31, onshore. Water: waves 3.1 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Sail XCAT

    9 kn gusting 13, side-onshore. Water: waves 2.9 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 22 kn gusting 37, onshore. Water: waves 5.7 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Sail XCAT

    12 kn gusting 17, side-onshore. Water: waves 3.2 m.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to BIQ, changing at CDG, then 40 min by road. About 17h 40 door to door

Rough cost

About £980–£1,850 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 £415–£855
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £35–£60
  • Stay £255–£425
  • Food £240–£445

Places to eat near Soorts-Hossegor

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