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Skuitdrift Rafting

Kayak spot · South Africa

Is it worth the trip?

99Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

3 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 100 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
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 · 100 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kntoo gusty
Air
33°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 98 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
29°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 98 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
12kntoo gusty
Air
28°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 99 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
35°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 97 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
5kntoo gusty
Air
37°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 2100, good
  2. Tue 3100, good
  3. Wed 4100, good
  4. Thu 5100, good
  5. Fri 698, good
  6. Sat 798, good
  7. Sun 899, good
  8. Mon 997, good
  9. Tue 1097, good
  10. Wed 11100, 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 kn6kn34°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov100, good3 kn8kn36°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov100, good2 kn6kn41°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov100, good6 kn13kntoo gusty33°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov98, good3 kn10kn29°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov98, good4 kn12kntoo gusty28°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov99, good5 kn12kn35°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov97, good1 kn5kntoo gusty37°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov97, good4 kn9kn32°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov100, good2 kn9kn32°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.

Map

the spot and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

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

Closest

Noordoewer

3 min by car · 3 places to stay

about US$60/nightcountry average

See 3 places to stay in Noordoewer · Booking.com

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 30 October 2026.

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 25 km.

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