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Brunswick Square shopping mall in Saint John, NB
Saint John, the nearest town, 17 km away. Photo: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Nerepis River

Kayak spot · Canada

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

88Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: Wind 4 kn gusting 11, Air 17 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 84 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 79 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
12°C
Rain
6 mm

Thu 5 · 89 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 93 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 86 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 90 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
14°C
Rain
5.4 mm

Mon 9 · 84 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 287, good
  2. Tue 384, good
  3. Wed 479, good
  4. Thu 589, good
  5. Fri 693, good
  6. Sat 786, good
  7. Sun 890, good
  8. Mon 984, good
  9. Tue 1074, good
  10. Wed 1170, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • Best Jun–Sep7 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 Nerepis River
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov87, good7 kn15kn16°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov84, good3 kn9kn10°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov79, good6 kn11kn12°C6 mm
Thu 5Nov89, good7 kn16kn15°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov93, good4 kn11kn17°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov86, good6 kn13kn13°C12.9 mm
Sun 8Nov90, good6 kn16kn14°C5.4 mm
Mon 9Nov84, good4 kn12kn13°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov74, good6 kn13kn7°C5.1 mm
Wed 11Nov70, good8 kn18kn7°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 Jun–Sep

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. Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May6of 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. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov3of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec3of 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 Nerepis River

A launch on the Nerepis River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 17 km away. For grade III paddlers the best months are usually June, July, August and September, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Saint John.

  • River Nerepis River
  • 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 17 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$1,120–US$2,050 each

about US$1,120–US$2,050 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to BGR, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$181–US$376
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$134–US$228
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$315–US$523
Food7 days eating outabout US$309–US$577
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$181–US$342
Totalabout US$1,120–US$2,050

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Saint John

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Closest

Saint John

about 30 min by car · 23 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 23 places to stay in Saint John · Booking.com

About Saint John its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$121 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 8h 40m

About 8h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BGR, direct, then 4h 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 with a name mapped within 25 km: the map has one 17 km away with no name.

Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits

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