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Aerial view of Bainbridge Island and Agate Passage in Olympic Peninsula
Bainbridge Island, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: Dcoetzee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Point Monroe Lagoon

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

84Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 87 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Wed 4 · 87 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 81 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 80 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
13°C
Rain
6.9 mm

Sat 7 · 85 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 77 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
12°C
Rain
1.8 mm

Mon 9 · 83 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
11°C
Rain
6 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 284, good
  2. Tue 387, good
  3. Wed 487, good
  4. Thu 581, good
  5. Fri 680, good
  6. Sat 785, good
  7. Sun 877, good
  8. Mon 983, good
  9. Tue 1056, fair
  10. Wed 1141, poor

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 Point Monroe Lagoon
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov84, good1 kn3kn10°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov87, good6 kn7kn12°C0.1 mm
Wed 4Nov87, good5 kn8kn12°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov81, good7 kn10kn13°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov80, good8 kn21kn13°C6.9 mm
Sat 7Nov85, good6 kn9kn12°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov77, good9 kn15kn12°C1.8 mm
Mon 9Nov83, good5 kn7kn11°C6 mm
Tue 10Nov56, fair12 kn20kn12°C17.4 mm
Wed 11Nov41, poor17 kn25kn10°C14.7 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

No month stands out

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

  1. Jan7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May7of 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. Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov7of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec6of 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.

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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 Point Monroe Lagoon

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 8.0 km away. The town to stay in is Bainbridge Island.

  • 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 8.0 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$1,210–US$2,220 each

about US$1,210–US$2,220 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 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to SEA, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$248–US$516
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$67–US$114
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$348–US$583
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$201–US$375
Totalabout US$1,210–US$2,220

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Bainbridge Island

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Closest

Bainbridge Island

about 15 min by car · 3 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 3 places to stay in Bainbridge Island · Booking.com

About Bainbridge Island 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 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 6h 55m

About 6h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → SEA, direct, then 50 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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