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Pembroke Grange, Pembroke NH
Pembroke, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Suncook River

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

91Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: Wind 2 kn gusting 12, Air 21 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 90 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
20°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 97 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
20°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 91 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 86 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
14kntoo gusty
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 98 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Sat 7 · 77 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 72 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 186, good
  2. Mon 290, good
  3. Tue 397, good
  4. Wed 491, good
  5. Thu 586, good
  6. Fri 698, good
  7. Sat 777, good
  8. Sun 872, good
  9. Mon 983, good
  10. Tue 1074, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat 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 Suncook River
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov86, good3 kn9kn13°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov90, good4 kn10kn20°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov97, good1 kn6kn20°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov91, good3 kn9kn22°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov86, good5 kn14kntoo gusty19°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov98, good2 kn12kn21°C0.6 mm
Sat 7Nov77, good7 kn16kn14°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov72, good7 kn18kn11°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov83, good0 kn8kn9°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov74, good3 kn9kn7°C3.9 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 new paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr5of 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. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov4of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec3of 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

the spot and 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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More kayaking near here

2 places

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Suncook River

A launch on the Suncook River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 11 km away. For new paddlers the best months are usually June, July, August and September, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Pembroke. Within 5 km we also list 3 kayak spots.

  • River Suncook River
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 11 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$1,110–US$2,030 each

about US$1,110–US$2,030 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 MDW to MHT, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$167–US$348
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$54–US$87
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$348–US$583
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$201–US$375
Totalabout US$1,110–US$2,030

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Pembroke

Closest

Pembroke

4 min by car · 3 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 3 places to stay in Pembroke · Booking.com

About Pembroke its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$134 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 4h 55m

About 4h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → MHT, direct, then 45 min by road

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 with a name mapped within 25 km: the map has one 11 km away with no name.

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