Whitewater: a river with rapids
Is it worth the trip?
80Good out of 100 for your dates
4 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 80 out of 100
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 26°C
- Rain
- 4 mm
Wed 4 · 79 out of 100
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 32°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Thu 5 · 80 out of 100
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 31°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Fri 6 · 80 out of 100
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 26°C
- Rain
- 0.6 mm
Sat 7 · 80 out of 100
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Air
- 30°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Sun 8 · 79 out of 100
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 22°C
- Rain
- 0.6 mm
Mon 9 · 79 out of 100
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 22°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 280, good
- Tue 380, good
- Wed 479, good
- Thu 580, good
- Fri 680, good
- Sat 780, good
- Sun 879, good
- Mon 979, good
- Tue 1080, good
- Wed 1180, good
The spot in one fact
- Moving waterthe water
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Air | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 80, good | 3 kn | 11kn | 29°C | 1.5 mm |
| Tue 3Nov | 80, good | 2 kn | 11kn | 26°C | 4 mm |
| Wed 4Nov | 79, good | 3 kn | 10kn | 32°C | 0 mm |
| Thu 5Nov | 80, good | 2 kn | 8kn | 31°C | 0 mm |
| Fri 6Nov | 80, good | 4 kn | 12kn | 26°C | 0.6 mm |
| Sat 7Nov | 80, good | 3 kn | 11kn | 30°C | 0 mm |
| Sun 8Nov | 79, good | 5 kn | 15kn | 22°C | 0.6 mm |
| Mon 9Nov | 79, good | 2 kn | 9kn | 22°C | 0 mm |
| Tue 10Nov | 80, good | 4 kn | 12kn | 23°C | 0 mm |
| Wed 11Nov | 80, good | 2 kn | 11kn | 24°C | 0 mm |
| Thu 12Nov | 76, good | 1 kn | 4kn | 18°C | 0 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.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Jackadgery Egress
A launch. Suits grade III paddlers and up: a river with no grade stated, which we never offer a new paddler. The town to stay in is Grafton.
- Grade No source states its grade: check a guidebook before you paddle it.
- Who it suits Suits grade III paddlers and up: a river with no grade stated, which we never offer a new paddler.
- Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
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$1,930–US$3,660 each
about US$1,930–US$3,660 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to CFS, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX and BNE, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$904–US$1,870 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$147–US$241 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$362–US$603 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$322–US$596 |
| Kayak hire | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$194–US$355 |
| Total | about US$1,930–US$3,660 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Grafton
68 min by car · 27 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Grafton 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 31h 55m
About 31h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → CFS, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Brisbane International Airport (BNE), then 2h by road
Flights MDW → CFS on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
On the water
Kayak trips and courses in Grafton · GetYourGuideKayak hire in Grafton · GetYourGuide
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 25 km.
Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits