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Bij Merzig-Hilbringen, de Saar IMG 5834 2023-05-11 13.04
Seffersbach. Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Seffersbach

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

81Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

3 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 78 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
23kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 78 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
26kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 81 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 82 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 82 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 80 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 82 out of 100

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

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 283, good
  2. Tue 378, good
  3. Wed 479, good
  4. Thu 582, good
  5. Fri 682, good
  6. Sat 779, good
  7. Sun 883, good
  8. Mon 983, good
  9. Tue 1082, good
  10. Wed 1189, 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 Seffersbach
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov83, good4 kn10kn9°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov78, good11 kn23kn7°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov79, good11 kn26kn8°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov82, good7 kn18kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov82, good5 kn12kn9°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov79, good3 kn9kn6°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov83, good3 kn10kn9°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov83, good6 kn14kn10°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov82, good8 kn18kn9°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov89, good4 kn12kn13°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.

Map

the spot and its town

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Photos of Seffersbach

Mettlach, zicht op de Saar foto8 2017-05-27 09.58
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Seffersbach

A launch on the Seffersbach. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 18 km away. The town to stay in is Merzig.

  • River Seffersbach
  • 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 18 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$1,390–US$2,610 each

about US$1,390–US$2,610 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to FRA, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$482–US$998
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$147–US$248
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$308–US$509
Food7 days eating outabout US$295–US$549
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$161–US$308
Totalabout US$1,390–US$2,610

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Merzig

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Closest

Merzig

about 5 min by car · 15 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 15 places to stay in Merzig · Booking.com

About Merzig its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$114 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 16h 10m

About 16h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → FRA, direct, then 2h 55m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

The nearest named schools, clubs and kayak or canoe hire within 25 km, in a straight line. Listings, not a recommendation. Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits