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Hong Kong Canoe Union Shatin Shek Mun Training Centre

Kayak spot · China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

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 · 94 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
26°C
Rain
3.2 mm

Wed 4 · 94 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
26°C
Rain
3.8 mm

Thu 5 · 100 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
28°C
Rain
2.6 mm

Fri 6 · 100 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
28°C
Rain
1.8 mm

Sat 7 · 87 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
24kntoo gusty
Air
26°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Sun 8 · 97 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
23kn
Air
28°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 93 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
27°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 394, good
  3. Wed 494, good
  4. Thu 5100, good
  5. Fri 6100, good
  6. Sat 787, good
  7. Sun 897, good
  8. Mon 993, good
  9. Tue 1099, 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 Hong Kong Canoe Union Shatin Shek Mun Training Centre
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov100, good2 kn8kn31°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov94, good7 kn17kn26°C3.2 mm
Wed 4Nov94, good7 kn20kn26°C3.8 mm
Thu 5Nov100, good4 kn10kn28°C2.6 mm
Fri 6Nov100, good2 kn7kn28°C1.8 mm
Sat 7Nov87, good9 kn24kntoo gusty26°C0.3 mm
Sun 8Nov97, good7 kn23kn28°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov93, good8 kn20kn27°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov99, good6 kn20kn25°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov100, good5 kn15kn25°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

the place in full, sources, credits

About Hong Kong Canoe Union Shatin Shek Mun Training Centre

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. The town to stay in is Kowloon.

  • 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.

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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$1,470–US$2,850 each

about US$1,470–US$2,850 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 HKG, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$792–US$1,640
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$101–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$228–US$382
Food7 days eating outabout US$221–US$416
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$127–US$235
Totalabout US$1,470–US$2,850

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Kowloon

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Closest

Kowloon

about 20 min by car · 376 places to stay

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About Kowloon its beds, food and every spot near it

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 21h 20m

About 21h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → HKG, direct, then 50 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