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Inn, Punt Nova - Susch. Photo: Giorgio Galeotti, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Inn, Punt Nova - Susch

Kayak spot · Switzerland

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

45Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Fri 6: Wind 3 kn gusting 10, Air 6 °C, River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 42 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
2°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 43 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
2°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 42 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
2°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 47 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
4°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 49 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 44 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
3°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 41 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
1°C
Rain
0.6 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 140, poor
  2. Mon 242, poor
  3. Tue 343, poor
  4. Wed 442, poor
  5. Thu 547, fair
  6. Fri 649, fair
  7. Sat 744, poor
  8. Sun 841, poor
  9. Mon 942, poor
  10. Tue 1045, fair

The spot in three facts

  • Grade IIits hardest rapid III
  • Moving waterthe water
  • Best Jul–Aug6 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number
Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Inn, Punt Nova - Susch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov40, poor5 kn20kn-3°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov42, poor2 kn7kn2°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov43, poor2 kn9kn2°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov42, poor5 kn17kn2°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov47, fair1 kn9kn4°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov49, fair3 kn10kn6°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov44, poor4 kn13kn3°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov41, poor4 kn15kn1°C0.6 mm
Mon 9Nov42, poor1 kn15kn2°C2.7 mm
Tue 10Nov45, fair2 kn17kn4°C1.5 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

best Jul–Aug

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for grade III paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov0of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec0of 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

put-in, take-out, 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 Inn, Punt Nova - Susch

A river section on the Inn, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade II, its hardest rapid III, on the international scale. Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. For grade III paddlers the best months are usually July and August, with about 6 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Zernez.

  • River Inn
  • Grade Grade II, its hardest rapid III, on the international scale.
  • 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$1,850–US$3,410 each

about US$1,850–US$3,410 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 ORD to ZRH, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$489–US$1,020
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$188–US$315
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$462–US$764
Food7 days eating outabout US$449–US$831
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$261–US$482
Totalabout US$1,850–US$3,410

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Zernez

Closest

Zernez

7 min by car · 12 places to stay

about US$174/nightcountry average

See 12 places to stay in Zernez · Booking.com

About Zernez its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$174 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 16h 15m

About 16h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → ZRH, direct, then 2h 50m by road

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

On the water

River level

River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go.

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 50 km.

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