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Pokhara, the nearest town, 9 km away. Photo: Sabina Bajracharya, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Seti Gandaki River

Kayak spot · Nepal

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

80Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Every day scores the same

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 80 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
23°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 80 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
22°C
Rain
2.6 mm

Thu 5 · 80 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
22°C
Rain
0.4 mm

Fri 6 · 80 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 80 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 80 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 80 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
12kn
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 280, good
  2. Tue 380, good
  3. Wed 480, good
  4. Thu 580, good
  5. Fri 680, good
  6. Sat 780, good
  7. Sun 880, good
  8. Mon 980, good
  9. Tue 1080, good
  10. Wed 1180, good

The spot in three facts

  • Grade IVat its hardest
  • Moving waterthe water
  • 5.7 kmthe section

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 Seti Gandaki River
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov80, good3 kn9kn23°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov80, good3 kn10kn23°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov80, good2 kn10kn22°C2.6 mm
Thu 5Nov80, good2 kn10kn22°C0.4 mm
Fri 6Nov80, good3 kn9kn22°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov80, good2 kn8kn22°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov80, good2 kn7kn23°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov80, good3 kn12kn24°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov80, good2 kn15kn25°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov80, good4 kn15kn24°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.

Best time to go

No month stands out

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for expert paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov7of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Typical weather, not a forecast, and not the river's level: a month that is often good to be outside may still be low water.

Map

put-in, take-out, its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Seti Gandaki River

A river section on the Seti Gandaki River, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade IV, on the international scale. It runs 5.7 km along the river. Suits expert paddlers only, by its grade. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Pokhara.

  • River Seti Gandaki River
  • Grade Grade IV, on the international scale.
  • Length 5.7 km along the river.
  • Who it suits Suits expert paddlers only, by its grade.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map.

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).

Where to stay: Pokhara

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Closest

Pokhara

about 20 min by car · 619 places to stay

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About Pokhara its beds, food and every spot near it

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

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

On the water

River level

River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go.

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 50 km.

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