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Cannes, the nearest town, 10 km away. Photo: Michael Paraskevas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

La Brague

Kayak spot · France

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

73Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Mon 9: Wind 5 kn gusting 12, Air 19 °C, River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 74 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 67 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 69 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 72 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
17°C
Rain
1.2 mm

Sat 7 · 72 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 72 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Mon 9 · 77 out of 100

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

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 273, good
  2. Tue 374, good
  3. Wed 467, good
  4. Thu 569, good
  5. Fri 672, good
  6. Sat 772, good
  7. Sun 872, good
  8. Mon 977, good
  9. Tue 1072, good
  10. Wed 1170, good

The spot in three facts

  • Grade IIIat its hardest
  • Moving waterthe water
  • 1.6 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 La Brague
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov73, good2 kn8kn17°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov74, good3 kn10kn18°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov67, good6 kn13kn16°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov69, good10 kn20kn17°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov72, good6 kn21kn17°C1.2 mm
Sat 7Nov72, good6 kn14kn17°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov72, good2 kn8kn16°C0.6 mm
Mon 9Nov77, good5 kn12kn19°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov72, good2 kn9kn17°C5.7 mm
Wed 11Nov70, good3 kn15kn18°C7.2 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. Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar5of 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. Nov5of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec3of 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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About La Brague

A river section on the La Brague, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade III, on the international scale. It runs 1.6 km along the river. Suits grade III paddlers and up, by its grade. 3 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 6.0 km away. The town to stay in is Cannes. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River La Brague
  • Grade Grade III, on the international scale.
  • Length 1.6 km along the river.
  • Who it suits Suits grade III paddlers and up, by its grade.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire 3 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 6.0 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$1,350–US$2,550 each

about US$1,350–US$2,550 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 NCE, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$496–US$1,040
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$60–US$100
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$328–US$543
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$583
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$154–US$288
Totalabout US$1,350–US$2,550

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Cannes

Closest

Cannes

17 min by car · 326 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 326 places to stay in Cannes · Booking.com

About Cannes its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$121 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 17h 50m

About 17h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → NCE, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), then 50 min 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

  • Base de Canoë Kayak 6.0 km

  • Kayakomat 7.8 km

  • O'thentique 8.5 km

    +33 6 51 99 16 44

  • Centre Nautique 12 km

  • Club Var Mer 12 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