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Nudgee Creek

Kayak spot · Australia

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

99Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

4 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 99 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
24°C
Rain
6.9 mm

Wed 4 · 100 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
30°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 100 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
32°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 99 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
25°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 100 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
27°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Sun 8 · 86 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
20kntoo gusty
Air
25°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 100 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
23°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 2100, good
  2. Tue 399, good
  3. Wed 4100, good
  4. Thu 5100, good
  5. Fri 699, good
  6. Sat 7100, good
  7. Sun 886, good
  8. Mon 9100, good
  9. Tue 10100, good
  10. Wed 11100, good

The spot in one fact

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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 Nudgee Creek
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov100, good2 kn9kn28°C0.1 mm
Tue 3Nov99, good1 kn5kn24°C6.9 mm
Wed 4Nov100, good3 kn9kn30°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov100, good3 kn7kn32°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov99, good5 kn12kn25°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov100, good2 kn7kn27°C0.3 mm
Sun 8Nov86, good9 kn20kntoo gusty25°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov100, good6 kn16kn23°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov100, good5 kn14kn24°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov100, good4 kn12kntoo gusty26°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov100, good5 kn17kn23°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.

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About Nudgee Creek

A launch on the Nudgee Creek. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 9.4 km away. The town to stay in is Brisbane. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

  • River Nudgee 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 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 9.4 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 30 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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