Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river
Is it worth the trip?
78Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: Wind 8 kn gusting 20, Air 8 °C
Wed 4 · 78 out of 100
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 7°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Thu 5 · 81 out of 100
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Air
- 8°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Fri 6 · 79 out of 100
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 27kn
- Air
- 8°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Sat 7 · 77 out of 100
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 6°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Sun 8 · 78 out of 100
- Wind
- 10 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Air
- 7°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Mon 9 · 75 out of 100
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Air
- 4°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Tue 10 · 73 out of 100
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 2°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Tue 381, good
- Wed 478, good
- Thu 581, good
- Fri 679, good
- Sat 777, good
- Sun 878, good
- Mon 975, good
- Tue 1073, good
- Wed 1171, good
- Thu 1270, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 81, good | 4 kn | 11kn | 8°C | 0 mm |
| Wed 4Nov | 78, good | 3 kn | 8kn | 7°C | 0 mm |
| Thu 5Nov | 81, good | 8 kn | 20kn | 8°C | 0 mm |
| Fri 6Nov | 79, good | 8 kn | 27kn | 8°C | 0 mm |
| Sat 7Nov | 77, good | 5 kn | 14kn | 6°C | 0 mm |
| Sun 8Nov | 78, good | 10 kn | 23kn | 7°C | 0 mm |
| Mon 9Nov | 75, good | 5 kn | 23kn | 4°C | 0 mm |
| Tue 10Nov | 73, good | 1 kn | 8kn | 2°C | 0 mm |
| Wed 11Nov | 71, good | 3 kn | 10kn | 0°C | 4.2 mm |
| Thu 12Nov | 70, good | 5 kn | 13kn | -2°C | 0.3 mm |
Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. The river's level is under In the water. 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 Peace Island Park Boat Launch
A launch on the Peace River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Fort St. John.
- River Peace 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 No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map.
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Where to stay: Fort St. John
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about 30 min by car · 16 places to stay
about US$121/nightcountry average
About Fort St. John its beds, food and every spot near it
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On the water
Kayak trips and courses in Fort St. John · GetYourGuideKayak hire in Fort St. John · GetYourGuide
River level
Gauge at PEACE RIVER NEAR TAYLOR: 1560 m³/s, normal for November (updated 1 h ago). Running.
Bands are this gauge's own record: under its usual low, running, high, and in flood on its few highest days a year. Not a runnable range for the section: check before you go. River levels in Canada: Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada. Credits
Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby
No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 50 km.
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