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Oksby Kirke
Oksby, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: Thomas Dahlstrøm Nielsen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Ho Havn

Kayak spot · Denmark

The sea: a coastal launch

Is it worth the trip?

81Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Thu 5: Wind 5 kn gusting 12, Air 11 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 71 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
23kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 81 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 80 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 86 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 85 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 79 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 71 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
9°C
Rain
4.2 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 188, good
  2. Mon 271, good
  3. Tue 381, good
  4. Wed 480, good
  5. Thu 586, good
  6. Fri 685, good
  7. Sat 779, good
  8. Sun 871, good
  9. Mon 982, good
  10. Tue 1059, fair

The spot in two facts

  • Moving waterthe water
  • Best Jul–Aug6 good days in 7

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 Ho Havn
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov88, good6 kn13kn13°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov71, good10 kn23kn12°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov81, good6 kn13kn10°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov80, good4 kn9kn7°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov86, good5 kn12kn11°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov85, good2 kn5kn10°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov79, good6 kn13kn6°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov71, good9 kn19kn9°C4.2 mm
Mon 9Nov82, good4 kn11kn9°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov59, fair12 kn24kntoo gusty8°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

best Jul–Aug

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for grade III paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep5of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov3of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec2of 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 Ho Havn

A launch. Suits grade III paddlers and up: the sea, which we never offer a new paddler. None within 10 km, the nearest 16 km away. For grade III paddlers the best months are usually July and August, with about 6 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Oksby. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits Suits grade III paddlers and up: the sea, which we never offer a new paddler.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 16 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$1,670–US$3,080 each

about US$1,670–US$3,080 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 BLL, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$462–US$965
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$201–US$335
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$402–US$663
Food7 days eating outabout US$389–US$717
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$214–US$402
Totalabout US$1,670–US$3,080

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Oksby

Closest

Oksby

11 min by car · 55 places to stay

about US$147/nightcountry average

See 55 places to stay in Oksby · Booking.com

About Oksby its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$147 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 18h

About 18h door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BLL, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 1h 25m 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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