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Cohansey River

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

96Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: Wind 0 kn gusting 6, Air 22 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 99 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
20°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 98 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 90 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
21°C
Rain
1.6 mm

Fri 6 · 100 out of 100

Wind
0 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
22°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Sat 7 · 97 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
20°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 89 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 87 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
13°C
Rain
3.9 mm

Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 294, good
  2. Tue 399, good
  3. Wed 498, good
  4. Thu 590, good
  5. Fri 6100, good
  6. Sat 797, good
  7. Sun 889, good
  8. Mon 987, good
  9. Tue 1072, good
  10. Wed 1164, good

The spot in one fact

  • Flat 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 Cohansey River
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov94, good5 kn12kn17°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov99, good6 kn15kn20°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov98, good5 kn11kn22°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov90, good9 kn20kn21°C1.6 mm
Fri 6Nov100, good0 kn6kn22°C0.6 mm
Sat 7Nov97, good6 kn14kn20°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov89, good5 kn14kn13°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov87, good6 kn13kn13°C3.9 mm
Tue 10Nov72, good8 kn16kn13°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov64, good12 kn24kntoo gusty13°C0 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. The river's level is under In the water. 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 grade III paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Cohansey River

A launch on the Cohansey River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 17 km away. The town to stay in is Bridgeton.

  • River Cohansey River
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 17 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$1,130–US$2,060 each

about US$1,130–US$2,060 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to PHL, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$154–US$315
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$87–US$147
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$348–US$583
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$201–US$375
Totalabout US$1,130–US$2,060

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Bridgeton

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Closest

Bridgeton

about 20 min by car · 6 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 6 places to stay in Bridgeton · Booking.com

About Bridgeton its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$134 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 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 4h 50m

About 4h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → PHL, direct, then 1h by road

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

On the water

River level

Gauge at Cohansey River at Seeley NJ, 8 km downstream: 0.496 m³/s, low for November (updated 4 h ago). Low.

Bands are this gauge's own record: under its usual low, running, high, and in flood on its few highest days a year. Not a runnable range for the section: check before you go. River levels in the United States: U.S. Geological Survey (public domain). Credits

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • Al & Sam's Canoe Boat & Kayak 17 km

The nearest named schools, clubs and kayak or canoe hire within 25 km, in a straight line. Listings, not a recommendation. Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits