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Eindhoven, the nearest town, 8 km away. Photo: Ben Bender, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Wilhelminakanaal

Kayak spot · Netherlands

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

81Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Mon 2: Wind 5 kn gusting 10, Air 12 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 85 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0.7 mm

Tue 3 · 75 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 74 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 82 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 82 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 81 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 75 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
8°C
Rain
2.7 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 186, good
  2. Mon 285, good
  3. Tue 375, good
  4. Wed 474, good
  5. Thu 582, good
  6. Fri 682, good
  7. Sat 781, good
  8. Sun 875, good
  9. Mon 982, good
  10. Tue 1082, 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 Wilhelminakanaal
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov86, good3 kn7kn11°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov85, good5 kn10kn12°C0.7 mm
Tue 3Nov75, good8 kn22kn10°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov74, good7 kn17kn8°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov82, good6 kn15kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov82, good4 kn10kn8°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov81, good3 kn8kn8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov75, good7 kn15kn8°C2.7 mm
Mon 9Nov82, good4 kn11kn9°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov82, good5 kn11kn9°C1.8 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.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Wilhelminakanaal

A launch on the Wilhelminakanaal. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 9.2 km away. The town to stay in is Eindhoven. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site and 3 kayak spots.

  • River Wilhelminakanaal
  • 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 9.2 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$1,450–US$2,710 each

about US$1,450–US$2,710 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 BRU, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$462–US$965
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$342–US$563
Food7 days eating outabout US$328–US$610
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$167–US$315
Totalabout US$1,450–US$2,710

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Eindhoven

Closest

Eindhoven

13 min by car · 59 places to stay

about US$127/nightcountry average

See 59 places to stay in Eindhoven · Booking.com

About Eindhoven its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$127 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 45m

About 14h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BRU, direct, then 1h 55m 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