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Haderslev, the nearest town, 13 km away. Photo: Hjart, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Aarøsund Havn Shelterplads

Kayak spot · Denmark

The sea: a coastal launch

Is it worth the trip?

82Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 5 kn gusting 7, Air 10 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 84 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 85 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 80 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
4kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 81 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 82 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 74 out of 100

Wind
12 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 81 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 284, good
  2. Tue 384, good
  3. Wed 485, good
  4. Thu 580, good
  5. Fri 681, good
  6. Sat 782, good
  7. Sun 874, good
  8. Mon 981, good
  9. Tue 1082, good
  10. Wed 1180, good

The spot in one fact

  • Moving waterthe water

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.

Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Aarøsund Havn Shelterplads
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov84, good11 kn16kn11°C0.6 mm
Tue 3Nov84, good8 kn12kn10°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov85, good5 kn7kn10°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov80, good2 kn4kn7°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov81, good4 kn7kn8°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov82, good5 kn8kn8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov74, good12 kn19kn8°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov81, good8 kn14kn8°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov82, good7 kn12kn8°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov80, good10 kn18kn8°C0 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Best time to go

No month stands out

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for expert paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov6of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Typical weather, not a forecast, and not the river's level: a month that is often good to be outside may still be low water.

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the spot and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Aarøsund Havn Shelterplads

A launch. Suits grade III paddlers and up: the sea, which we never offer a new paddler. None within 10 km, the nearest 25 km away. The town to stay in is Haderslev. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 4 kayak spots.

  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits Suits grade III paddlers and up: the sea, which we never offer a new paddler.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 25 km away.

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The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,680–US$3,110 each

about US$1,680–US$3,110 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, kayak hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to CPH, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$476–US$986
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$201–US$335
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$403–US$664
Food7 days eating outabout US$389–US$718
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$215–US$403
Totalabout US$1,680–US$3,110

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Haderslev

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Closest

Haderslev

about 25 min by car · 16 places to stay

about US$148/nightcountry average

See 16 places to stay in Haderslev · Booking.com

About Haderslev its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$148 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 16h 55m

About 16h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → CPH, direct, then 3h 50m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 25 km.

Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits