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Hammonton, NJ Town Hall, Sept. 2025
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Hampton Furnace

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

97Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 99 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 100 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
23°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 100 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
24°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 89 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
19°C
Rain
27 mm

Sat 7 · 95 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 93 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 91 out of 100

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

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 295, good
  2. Tue 399, good
  3. Wed 4100, good
  4. Thu 5100, good
  5. Fri 689, good
  6. Sat 795, good
  7. Sun 893, good
  8. Mon 991, good
  9. Tue 1032, poor
  10. Wed 1182, 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 Hampton Furnace
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov95, good4 kn11kn17°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov99, good5 kn14kn20°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov100, good5 kn15kn23°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov100, good5 kn12kn24°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov89, good4 kn10kn19°C27 mm
Sat 7Nov95, good5 kn14kn17°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov93, good1 kn9kn17°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov91, good6 kn14kn17°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov32, poor13 kn25kntoo gusty16°C24.6 mm
Wed 11Nov82, good7 kn13kntoo gusty15°C0.3 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 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.

Map

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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More kayaking near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Hampton Furnace

A launch on the Batsto River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 15 km away. The town to stay in is Hammonton.

  • River Batsto River
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 15 km away.

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$1,200–US$2,160 each

about US$1,200–US$2,160 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 PHL, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$154–US$315
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
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$1,200–US$2,160

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Hammonton

Closest

Hammonton

about 35 min by car · 2 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 2 places to stay in Hammonton · Booking.com

About Hammonton 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 5h

About 5h door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → PHL, direct, then 1h 10m by road

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • Mick's Pine Barrens Canoe & Kayak Rental 15 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