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Suhre, Suhr

Kayak spot · Switzerland

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

55Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Sat 7: Wind 1 kn gusting 6, Air 11 °C, River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 50 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 51 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 53 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 54 out of 100

Wind
0 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 63 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 55 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
9°C
Rain
5.4 mm

Mon 9 · 47 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
10°C
Rain
16.8 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 250, fair
  2. Tue 350, fair
  3. Wed 451, fair
  4. Thu 553, fair
  5. Fri 654, fair
  6. Sat 763, good
  7. Sun 855, fair
  8. Mon 947, fair
  9. Tue 1064, good
  10. Wed 1161, good

The spot in three facts

  • Grade IIits hardest rapid III
  • Moving waterthe water
  • Best Jun–Sep7 good days in 7

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 Suhre, Suhr
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov50, fair7 kn16kn6°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov50, fair8 kn18kn7°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov51, fair8 kn19kn7°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov53, fair3 kn10kn7°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov54, fair0 kn7kn8°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov63, good1 kn6kn11°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov55, fair2 kn6kn9°C5.4 mm
Mon 9Nov47, fair2 kn5kn10°C16.8 mm
Tue 10Nov64, good2 kn12kn14°C6.6 mm
Wed 11Nov61, good4 kn10kn12°C1.5 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

best Jun–Sep

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

  1. Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May6of 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. Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec0of 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 Suhre, Suhr

A river section on the Suhre, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade II, its hardest rapid III, on the international scale. Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 4.3 km away. For grade III paddlers the best months are usually June, July, August and September, with about 7 good days in 7; in January and December, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Suhr. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site, 1 kayak spot and 1 mountain bike area.

  • River Suhre
  • Grade Grade II, its hardest rapid III, on the international scale.
  • Who it suits Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 4.3 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$1,750–US$3,240 each

about US$1,750–US$3,240 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 ZRH, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$489–US$1,020
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$87–US$141
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$462–US$764
Food7 days eating outabout US$449–US$831
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$261–US$482
Totalabout US$1,750–US$3,240

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Suhr

Closest

Suhr

about 5 min by car · 3 places to stay

about US$174/nightcountry average

See 3 places to stay in Suhr · Booking.com

About Suhr its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$174 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 14h 25m

About 14h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → ZRH, direct, then 1h by road

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

  • Mittelländer Kanu Club Aarau 4.3 km

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