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The Miami Boat Club

Kayak spot · United States

Is it worth the trip?

92Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: Wind 4 kn gusting 12, Air 19 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 96 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
24°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 83 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
18°C
Rain
17.4 mm

Thu 5 · 93 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 98 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 91 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 83 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 79 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
20kn
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 292, good
  2. Tue 396, good
  3. Wed 483, good
  4. Thu 593, good
  5. Fri 698, good
  6. Sat 791, good
  7. Sun 883, good
  8. Mon 979, good
  9. Tue 1081, good
  10. Wed 1191, 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 The Miami Boat Club
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov92, good4 kn13kn15°C0.8 mm
Tue 3Nov96, good7 kn18kn24°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov83, good9 kn18kn18°C17.4 mm
Thu 5Nov93, good7 kn17kn19°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov98, good4 kn12kn19°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov91, good5 kn12kn14°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov83, good5 kn9kn12°C2.7 mm
Mon 9Nov79, good8 kn20kn10°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov81, good7 kn21kn12°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov91, good1 kn7kn15°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 grade III paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar6of 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. Nov6of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec6of 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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About The Miami Boat Club

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. The town to stay in is Milford. Within 5 km we also list 1 mountain bike area.

  • 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).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,090–US$1,970 each

about US$1,090–US$1,970 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to CVG, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$114–US$242
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$81–US$134
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$349–US$584
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$637
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$201–US$376
Totalabout US$1,090–US$1,970

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Milford

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Closest

Milford

about 10 min by car

about US$134/nightcountry average

See places to stay in Milford · Booking.com

About Milford 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 3h 55m

About 3h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → CVG, direct, then 55 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 mapped within 25 km.

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