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Eprapah Creek

Kayak spot · Australia

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

99Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

3 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 100 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
27°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Tue 3 · 99 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
26°C
Rain
12.5 mm

Wed 4 · 100 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
30°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 97 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
32°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 98 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
26°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 100 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
27°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 87 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
18kntoo gusty
Air
25°C
Rain
1.2 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 197, good
  2. Mon 2100, good
  3. Tue 399, good
  4. Wed 4100, good
  5. Thu 597, good
  6. Fri 698, good
  7. Sat 7100, good
  8. Sun 887, good
  9. Mon 9100, good
  10. Tue 1093, good

The spot in one fact

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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 Eprapah Creek
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov97, good5 kn22kn24°C3.7 mm
Mon 2Nov100, good3 kn10kn27°C0.1 mm
Tue 3Nov99, good4 kn16kn26°C12.5 mm
Wed 4Nov100, good5 kn11kn30°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov97, good6 kn12kn32°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov98, good6 kn17kn26°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov100, good3 kn8kn27°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov87, good9 kn18kntoo gusty25°C1.2 mm
Mon 9Nov100, good5 kn14kn22°C1.8 mm
Tue 10Nov93, good7 kn17kn24°C0.6 mm
Wed 11Nov94, good8 kn22kn23°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.

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About

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About Eprapah Creek

A launch on the Eprapah Creek. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 14 km away. The town to stay in is Brisbane.

  • River Eprapah Creek
  • 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 14 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$1,830–US$3,500 each

about US$1,830–US$3,500 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 BNE, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$891–US$1,850
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$60–US$100
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$362–US$603
Food7 days eating outabout US$322–US$596
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$194–US$355
Totalabout US$1,830–US$3,500

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Brisbane

Closest

Brisbane

51 min by car · 287 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 287 places to stay in Brisbane · Booking.com

About Brisbane 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 27h

About 27h door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → BNE, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 50 min by road

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

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