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Skuitdrift Rafting

Kayak spot · South Africa

Is it worth the trip?

92Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 2 kn gusting 6, Air 41 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 96 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
7kntoo gusty
Air
36°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 100 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
41°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 81 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
14kntoo gusty
Air
33°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 97 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kntoo gusty
Air
29°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 95 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kntoo gusty
Air
28°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 42 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
13kntoo gusty
Air
35°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 93 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
9kntoo gusty
Air
38°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 2100, good
  2. Tue 396, good
  3. Wed 4100, good
  4. Thu 581, good
  5. Fri 697, good
  6. Sat 795, good
  7. Sun 842, poor
  8. Mon 993, good
  9. Tue 1089, good
  10. Wed 1197, good

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 Skuitdrift Rafting
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov100, good1 kn6kntoo gusty34°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov96, good3 kn7kntoo gusty36°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov100, good2 kn6kn41°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov81, good7 kn14kntoo gusty33°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov97, good4 kn11kntoo gusty29°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov95, good4 kn11kntoo gusty28°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov42, poor7 kn13kntoo gusty35°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov93, good4 kn9kntoo gusty38°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov89, good2 kn10kntoo gusty31°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov97, good1 kn8kntoo gusty35°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 Skuitdrift Rafting

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. The town to stay in is Noordoewer. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • 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.

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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).

Where to stay: Noordoewer

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Noordoewer

about 5 min by car · 3 places to stay

about US$60/nightcountry average

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About Noordoewer its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$60 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

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 mapped within 25 km.

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