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Westport Boat Launch

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 Wed 4: Wind 9 kn gusting 18, Air 18 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 86 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
11°C
Rain
2.6 mm

Wed 4 · 95 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 90 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
16°C
Rain
10.7 mm

Fri 6 · 93 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 90 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 89 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
14°C
Rain
1.5 mm

Mon 9 · 88 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
13°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 386, good
  3. Wed 495, good
  4. Thu 590, good
  5. Fri 693, good
  6. Sat 790, good
  7. Sun 889, good
  8. Mon 988, good
  9. Tue 1084, good
  10. Wed 1178, good

The spot in one fact

  • Flat waterthe water

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 Westport Boat Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov92, good7 kn14kn16°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov86, good7 kn13kn11°C2.6 mm
Wed 4Nov95, good9 kn18kn18°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov90, good10 kn19kn16°C10.7 mm
Fri 6Nov93, good4 kn10kn16°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov90, good4 kn10kn14°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov89, good4 kn10kn14°C1.5 mm
Mon 9Nov88, good5 kn11kn13°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov84, good6 kn13kn10°C0.3 mm
Wed 11Nov78, good9 kn26kn7°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.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Westport Boat Launch

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 46 km away. The town to stay in is Westport. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 1 dive site.

  • 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 46 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$1,140–US$2,080 each

about US$1,140–US$2,080 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 BTV, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$161–US$335
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$87–US$147
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$1,140–US$2,080

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Westport

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Closest

Westport

about 5 min by car · 4 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 4 places to stay in Westport · Booking.com

About Westport 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 5h 10m

About 5h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BTV, direct, then 1h 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