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North Canoe Club

Kayak spot · New Zealand

Is it worth the trip?

94Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 91 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Wed 4 · 94 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 96 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
18°C
Rain
1.8 mm

Fri 6 · 95 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
19°C
Rain
7.4 mm

Sat 7 · 95 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
19°C
Rain
2.1 mm

Sun 8 · 96 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Mon 9 · 75 out of 100

Wind
16 kn
Gusts
30kn
Air
18°C
Rain
10.2 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 290, good
  2. Tue 391, good
  3. Wed 494, good
  4. Thu 596, good
  5. Fri 695, good
  6. Sat 795, good
  7. Sun 896, good
  8. Mon 975, good
  9. Tue 1096, good
  10. Wed 1196, 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 North Canoe Club
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov90, good10 kn14kn17°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov91, good11 kn14kn17°C0.1 mm
Wed 4Nov94, good10 kn14kn17°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov96, good9 kn12kn18°C1.8 mm
Fri 6Nov95, good10 kn12kn19°C7.4 mm
Sat 7Nov95, good10 kn15kn19°C2.1 mm
Sun 8Nov96, good9 kn16kn18°C0.3 mm
Mon 9Nov75, good16 kn30kn18°C10.2 mm
Tue 10Nov96, good10 kn17kn18°C1.8 mm
Wed 11Nov96, good10 kn14kn19°C1.2 mm
Thu 12Nov95, good9 kn12kn17°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

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About North Canoe Club

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. The town to stay in is Coatesville. Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots and 3 wind sports spots.

  • 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$1,720–US$3,280 each

about US$1,720–US$3,280 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to AKL, estimated from distance and season, changing at DFW, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$832–US$1,720
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$60–US$94
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$342–US$570
Food7 days eating outabout US$302–US$564
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$181–US$329
Totalabout US$1,720–US$3,280

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Coatesville

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Closest

Coatesville

about 25 min by car · 1 place to stay

about US$127/nightcountry average

See 1 place to stay in Coatesville · Booking.com

About Coatesville its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$127 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 25h 35m

About 25h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → AKL, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), then 45 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.

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