Staying Home Sucks, home
Entrance to HSBC Centre at 300 Queen Street, Brisbane, 2020
Brisbane, the nearest town, 9 km away. Photo: Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Bulimba Creek

Kayak spot · Australia

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

96Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 98 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
26°C
Rain
6.8 mm

Wed 4 · 97 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
31°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 96 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
33°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 94 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
25°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 98 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
26°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Sun 8 · 90 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
16kntoo gusty
Air
25°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 96 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 297, good
  2. Tue 398, good
  3. Wed 497, good
  4. Thu 596, good
  5. Fri 694, good
  6. Sat 798, good
  7. Sun 890, good
  8. Mon 996, good
  9. Tue 1092, good
  10. Wed 11100, good

The spot in one fact

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The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.

Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Bulimba Creek
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov97, good1 kn8kn28°C0.1 mm
Tue 3Nov98, good1 kn7kn26°C6.8 mm
Wed 4Nov97, good3 kn8kn31°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov96, good3 kn8kn33°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov94, good4 kn10kn25°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov98, good2 kn7kn26°C0.9 mm
Sun 8Nov90, good5 kn16kntoo gusty25°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov96, good2 kn12kn22°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov92, good3 kn11kntoo gusty24°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov100, good3 kn12kntoo gusty27°C1.8 mm
Thu 12Nov96, good4 kn14kn24°C0.3 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

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About Bulimba Creek

A launch on the Bulimba Creek. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 7.7 km away. The town to stay in is Brisbane.

  • River Bulimba Creek
  • 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 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 7.7 km away.

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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$1,800–US$3,460 each

about US$1,800–US$3,460 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 BNE, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$892–US$1,850
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$27–US$47
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$362–US$604
Food7 days eating outabout US$322–US$597
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$195–US$356
Totalabout US$1,800–US$3,460

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Brisbane

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Brisbane

about 15 min by car · 287 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

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About Brisbane 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 26h 45m

About 26h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → BNE, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), 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

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