Staying Home Sucks, home
Quincy High School; Quincy, MA; viewed from Newcomb Street; 2011-06-05
Quincy, the nearest town, 5 km away. Photo: Emw, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Weymouth Back River

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

95Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 99 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 98 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 99 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
25kn
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 94 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
18°C
Rain
9.3 mm

Sat 7 · 88 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
16°C
Rain
18.9 mm

Sun 8 · 87 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 85 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
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 297, good
  2. Tue 399, good
  3. Wed 498, good
  4. Thu 599, good
  5. Fri 694, good
  6. Sat 788, good
  7. Sun 887, good
  8. Mon 985, good
  9. Tue 1086, good
  10. Wed 1192, 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 Weymouth Back River
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov97, good9 kn21kn19°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov99, good3 kn10kn21°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov98, good10 kn22kn21°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov99, good9 kn25kn22°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov94, good5 kn10kn18°C9.3 mm
Sat 7Nov88, good6 kn15kn16°C18.9 mm
Sun 8Nov87, good6 kn17kn12°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov85, good3 kn10kn10°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov86, good9 kn20kn11°C0.6 mm
Wed 11Nov92, good7 kn25kn16°C7.8 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 expert 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. Nov7of 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 Weymouth Back River

A launch on the Weymouth Back River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 6.7 km away. The town to stay in is Quincy. Within 5 km we also list 4 wind sports spots and 1 kayak spot.

  • River Weymouth Back River
  • 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.
  • Schools, hire 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 6.7 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$1,090–US$2,000 each

about US$1,090–US$2,000 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 BOS, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$167–US$355
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$33–US$54
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$1,090–US$2,000

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Quincy

Closest

Quincy

about 10 min by car · 8 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 8 places to stay in Quincy · Booking.com

About Quincy 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 45m

About 4h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → BOS, direct, then 35 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

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