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Crusaders Canoe Club

Kayak spot · South Africa

Is it worth the trip?

97Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

4 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 97 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
22°C
Rain
12.6 mm

Wed 4 · 100 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
25°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Thu 5 · 95 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
30°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 100 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
25°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 100 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
25°C
Rain
2.7 mm

Sun 8 · 69 out of 100

Wind
14 kn
Gusts
27kntoo gusty
Air
18°C
Rain
20.7 mm

Mon 9 · 100 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 2100, good
  2. Tue 397, good
  3. Wed 4100, good
  4. Thu 595, good
  5. Fri 6100, good
  6. Sat 7100, good
  7. Sun 869, good
  8. Mon 9100, good
  9. Tue 10100, good
  10. Wed 11100, good

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 Crusaders Canoe Club
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov100, good6 kn15kn24°C3.7 mm
Tue 3Nov97, good8 kn21kn22°C12.6 mm
Wed 4Nov100, good2 kn7kn25°C0.6 mm
Thu 5Nov95, good8 kn17kn30°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov100, good6 kn15kn25°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov100, good2 kn7kn25°C2.7 mm
Sun 8Nov69, good14 kn27kntoo gusty18°C20.7 mm
Mon 9Nov100, good4 kn12kn22°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov100, good5 kn20kn24°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov100, good5 kn18kn24°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.

Map

the spot and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Crusaders Canoe Club

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. The town to stay in is Durban. Within 5 km we also list 11 surf spots.

  • 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.

Spots and rivers: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Whitewater sections © Rivermap (rivermap.org), Riverzone and Jonathan Riddell, ODbL.

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$1,370–US$2,700 each

about US$1,370–US$2,700 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 DUR, estimated from distance and season, changing at IST, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$899–US$1,870
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$67–US$114
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$168–US$275
Food7 days eating outabout US$148–US$268
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$87–US$168
Totalabout US$1,370–US$2,700

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Durban

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Closest

Durban

about 10 min by car · 113 places to stay

about US$60/nightcountry average

See 113 places to stay in Durban · Booking.com

About Durban its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$60 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 30h 10m

About 30h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → DUR, changing at İstanbul Airport (IST), then 45 min 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