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Skuitdrift Rafting

Kayak spot · South Africa

Is it worth the trip?

96Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 2 kn gusting 7, Air 41 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 99 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
7kntoo gusty
Air
36°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 100 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
41°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 90 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kntoo gusty
Air
33°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 98 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kntoo gusty
Air
29°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 91 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
9kntoo gusty
Air
27°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 83 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kntoo gusty
Air
34°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 95 out of 100

Wind
0 kn
Gusts
11kntoo gusty
Air
39°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 590, good
  5. Fri 698, good
  6. Sat 791, good
  7. Sun 883, good
  8. Mon 995, good
  9. Tue 1085, good
  10. Wed 11100, 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 Skuitdrift Rafting
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov100, good1 kn6kntoo gusty35°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov99, good3 kn7kntoo gusty36°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov100, good2 kn7kn41°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov90, good5 kn12kntoo gusty33°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov98, good3 kn10kntoo gusty29°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov91, good4 kn9kntoo gusty27°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov83, good6 kn13kntoo gusty34°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov95, good0 kn11kntoo gusty39°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov85, good5 kn10kntoo gusty31°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov100, good1 kn6kn32°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.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Skuitdrift Rafting

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. The town to stay in is Noordoewer. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • 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.

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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).

Where to stay: Noordoewer

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Closest

Noordoewer

about 5 min by car · 3 places to stay

about US$60/nightcountry average

See 3 places to stay in Noordoewer · Booking.com

About Noordoewer its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$60 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

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