Staying Home Sucks, home
Vacant Former Ipswich Court House at 59 East Street, Ipswich, Queensland, 2020, 01
Ipswich, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

North Ipswich Boat Ramp

Kayak spot · Australia

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

100Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

6 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 99 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
25°C
Rain
10.3 mm

Wed 4 · 100 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
31°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 100 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
32°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 100 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
27°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 100 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
30°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 100 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
27°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Mon 9 · 100 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
24°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 2100, good
  2. Tue 399, good
  3. Wed 4100, good
  4. Thu 5100, good
  5. Fri 6100, good
  6. Sat 7100, good
  7. Sun 8100, good
  8. Mon 9100, good
  9. Tue 10100, good
  10. Wed 11100, 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.

Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at North Ipswich Boat Ramp
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov100, good2 kn10kn31°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov99, good2 kn7kn25°C10.3 mm
Wed 4Nov100, good7 kn17kn31°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov100, good6 kn12kn32°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov100, good3 kn11kn27°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov100, good3 kn10kn30°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov100, good8 kn16kn27°C0.3 mm
Mon 9Nov100, good2 kn10kn24°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov100, good4 kn11kn28°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov100, good6 kn12kn27°C5.4 mm
Thu 12Nov100, good7 kn15kn24°C0.3 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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About

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About North Ipswich Boat Ramp

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 30 km away. The town to stay in is Ipswich. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot and 1 mountain bike area.

  • 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 30 km away.

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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$1,870–US$3,570 each

about US$1,870–US$3,570 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 BNE, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$892–US$1,850
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$94–US$161
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$362–US$604
Food7 days eating outabout US$322–US$597
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$195–US$356
Totalabout US$1,870–US$3,570

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Ipswich

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Closest

Ipswich

about 5 min by car · 21 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 21 places to stay in Ipswich · Booking.com

About Ipswich 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 27h 15m

About 27h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → BNE, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 1h 05m 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.

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