Staying Home Sucks, home
Yea Swimming Pool from the air. Jan 2020
Yea, the nearest town, 8 km away. Photo: Bob T, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Ghin Ghin Road to Goulburn River Rest Area

Kayak spot · Australia

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

83Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Mon 2: Wind 6 kn gusting 17, Air 19 °C, Rain 8.7 mm

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 94 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
19°C
Rain
8.7 mm

Tue 3 · 80 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 91 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
19°C
Rain
5.2 mm

Thu 5 · 86 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 84 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 34 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
24kntoo gusty
Air
12°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Sun 8 · 72 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
26kntoo gusty
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 197, good
  2. Mon 294, good
  3. Tue 380, good
  4. Wed 491, good
  5. Thu 586, good
  6. Fri 684, good
  7. Sat 734, poor
  8. Sun 872, good
  9. Mon 997, good
  10. Tue 10100, good

The spot in three facts

  • Grade I+at its hardest
  • Flat waterthe water
  • 0.5 kmthe section

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 Ghin Ghin Road to Goulburn River Rest Area
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov97, good5 kn16kn20°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov94, good6 kn17kn19°C8.7 mm
Tue 3Nov80, good10 kn24kn18°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov91, good5 kn12kn19°C5.2 mm
Thu 5Nov86, good8 kn17kn14°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov84, good9 kn24kn18°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov34, poor11 kn24kntoo gusty12°C0.6 mm
Sun 8Nov72, good10 kn26kntoo gusty13°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov97, good2 kn9kn19°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov100, good1 kn8kn21°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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put-in, take-out, its town

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About

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About Ghin Ghin Road to Goulburn River Rest Area

A river section, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade I+, on the international scale. It runs 0.5 km along the river. Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Yea. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • Grade Grade I+, on the international scale.
  • Length 0.5 km along the river.
  • Who it suits Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map.

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$1,980–US$3,790 each

about US$1,980–US$3,790 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 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to MEL, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$958–US$2,000
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$147–US$241
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$1,980–US$3,790

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Yea

Closest

Yea

15 min by car · 9 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 9 places to stay in Yea · Booking.com

About Yea 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 29h 20m

About 29h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → MEL, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 1h 35m 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 50 km.

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