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Nepean River
Kayak spot · Australia
Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river
Is it worth the trip?
99Good out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Mon 2 · 100 out of 100
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 26°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Tue 3 · 99 out of 100
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 25°C
- Rain
- 5.5 mm
Wed 4 · 100 out of 100
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Air
- 26°C
- Rain
- 1.1 mm
Thu 5 · 98 out of 100
- Wind
- 4 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 24°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Fri 6 · 99 out of 100
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Air
- 26°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Sat 7 · 98 out of 100
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 10kntoo gusty
- Air
- 25°C
- Rain
- 4.8 mm
Sun 8 · 95 out of 100
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 19°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 1100, good
- Mon 2100, good
- Tue 399, good
- Wed 4100, good
- Thu 598, good
- Fri 699, good
- Sat 798, good
- Sun 895, good
- Mon 998, good
- Tue 1099, 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.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Air | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 100, good | 4 kn | 15kn | 25°C | 1.7 mm |
| Mon 2Nov | 100, good | 4 kn | 12kn | 26°C | 0 mm |
| Tue 3Nov | 99, good | 4 kn | 15kn | 25°C | 5.5 mm |
| Wed 4Nov | 100, good | 2 kn | 9kn | 26°C | 1.1 mm |
| Thu 5Nov | 98, good | 4 kn | 13kn | 24°C | 0 mm |
| Fri 6Nov | 99, good | 5 kn | 19kn | 26°C | 0 mm |
| Sat 7Nov | 98, good | 1 kn | 10kntoo gusty | 25°C | 4.8 mm |
| Sun 8Nov | 95, good | 5 kn | 15kn | 19°C | 0 mm |
| Mon 9Nov | 98, good | 3 kn | 12kn | 20°C | 0 mm |
| Tue 10Nov | 99, good | 6 kn | 16kn | 28°C | 0 mm |
| Wed 11Nov | 100, good | 1 kn | 6kn | 20°C | 0.3 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.
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the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Nepean River
A launch on the Nepean River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 43 km away. The town to stay in is Liverpool New South Wales.
- River Nepean River
- 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.
- Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 43 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$1,950–US$3,710 each
about US$1,950–US$3,710 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 SYD, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$925–US$1,920 |
| 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$1,950–US$3,710 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Liverpool New South Wales
53 min by car · 15 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Liverpool New South Wales 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 28h 05m
About 28h 05m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → SYD, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 1h 15m by road
Flights MDW → SYD on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
On the water
Kayak trips and courses in Liverpool New South Wales · GetYourGuideKayak hire in Liverpool New South Wales · GetYourGuide
Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby
No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 25 km.
Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits