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Odyssée

Kayak spot · New Caledonia

Is it worth the trip?

97Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 99 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
25°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 96 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
25°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Thu 5 · 95 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
25°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Fri 6 · 97 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
25°C
Rain
1.2 mm

Sat 7 · 96 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
25°C
Rain
1.8 mm

Sun 8 · 94 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
25°C
Rain
3.3 mm

Mon 9 · 99 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
25°C
Rain
3 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 298, good
  2. Tue 399, good
  3. Wed 496, good
  4. Thu 595, good
  5. Fri 697, good
  6. Sat 796, good
  7. Sun 894, good
  8. Mon 999, good
  9. Tue 1093, good
  10. Wed 1188, 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 Odyssée
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov98, good1 kn4kn25°C1 mm
Tue 3Nov99, good3 kn7kn25°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov96, good2 kn5kn25°C0.1 mm
Thu 5Nov95, good4 kn6kn25°C0.6 mm
Fri 6Nov97, good3 kn6kn25°C1.2 mm
Sat 7Nov96, good4 kn8kn25°C1.8 mm
Sun 8Nov94, good2 kn10kn25°C3.3 mm
Mon 9Nov99, good2 kn8kn25°C3 mm
Tue 10Nov93, good3 kn8kn25°C3.6 mm
Wed 11Nov88, good6 kn13kn25°C0.6 mm
Thu 12Nov87, good6 kn10kn24°C0.9 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 Odyssée

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. The town to stay in is Poindimié.

  • 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.

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$1,490–US$2,900 each

about US$1,490–US$2,900 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to NOU, estimated from distance and season, changing at DFW and AKL, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$812–US$1,690
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$101–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$228–US$382
Food7 days eating outabout US$221–US$416
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$127–US$235
Totalabout US$1,490–US$2,900

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Poindimié

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Closest

Poindimié

about 10 min by car · 2 places to stay

See 2 places to stay in Poindimié · Booking.com

About Poindimié its beds, food and every spot near it

Nearest town: Poindimié, 6 km. We have not checked places to stay in Poindimié yet. The nearest beds we have counted are in Bourail, 75 km away. Search before you plan on staying there.

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 33h 15m

About 33h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → NOU, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Auckland International Airport (AKL), then 3h 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