Hudson River Paddling Conditions Near Beacon, NY

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What to expect speeds assume a 3 mph base pace
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      Weather & Water

      NWS ALY ↗ · NOAA water temp
      Wind
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      River Current

      NOAA HUR0506_7 Newburgh-Beacon
      —knots
      Flood — north, upriver Ebb — south, downriver

      Tide

      NOAA 8518934 Beacon
      —ft above MLLW

      Unless you plan on landing on a beach or poking into a shallow creek, tide is likely not very important to you.

      Dan Blumberg in a life jacket and cap, grinning in the rain on the Hudson, towing a second kayak behind his own

      Hi, I’m Dan! I built this site because I paddle on the Hudson with my family (that’s my 10-year-old son I’m towing through a rainstorm on our way from Cold Spring to Beacon). The site is free. If you find it helpful and want to support it, you can buy me a coffee.

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      Sun & Moon

      computed for 41.50°N 73.99°W
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