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CAMINO DE SANTIAGO ABRIL 2012. PUENTE EN ZUBIRI - panoramio
Zubiri, the nearest town, 5 km away. Photo: Manuel Velazquez, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Arga, Eugui-Zubiri

Kayak spot · Spain

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

61Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sun 8: Wind 9 kn gusting 28, Air 15 °C, River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 50 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 57 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 60 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0.5 mm

Fri 6 · 65 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 61 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
25kn
Air
13°C
Rain
2.1 mm

Sun 8 · 68 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
28kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 48 out of 100

Wind
15 kn
Gusts
38kn
Air
15°C
Rain
1.2 mm

Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 257, fair
  2. Tue 350, fair
  3. Wed 457, fair
  4. Thu 560, good
  5. Fri 665, good
  6. Sat 761, good
  7. Sun 868, good
  8. Mon 948, fair
  9. Tue 1057, fair
  10. Wed 1153, fair

The spot in two facts

  • Grade IIIat its hardest
  • Moving 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 Arga, Eugui-Zubiri
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov57, fair8 kn20kn9°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov50, fair7 kn18kn6°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov57, fair5 kn14kn9°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov60, good6 kn20kn11°C0.5 mm
Fri 6Nov65, good2 kn11kn13°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov61, good11 kn25kn13°C2.1 mm
Sun 8Nov68, good9 kn28kn15°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov48, fair15 kn38kn15°C1.2 mm
Tue 10Nov57, fair12 kn29kn15°C0.9 mm
Wed 11Nov53, fair10 kn30kn8°C4.2 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 expert paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr5of 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. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov3of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec2of 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.

Map

put-in, take-out, 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 Arga, Eugui-Zubiri

A river section on the Arga, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade III, on the international scale. Suits grade III paddlers and up, by its grade. None within 10 km, the nearest 23 km away. The town to stay in is Zubiri.

  • River Arga
  • Grade Grade III, on the international scale.
  • Who it suits Suits grade III paddlers and up, by its grade.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 23 km away.

Spots and rivers: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Whitewater sections © Rivermap (rivermap.org), Riverzone and Jonathan Riddell, ODbL.

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$1,140–US$2,170 each

about US$1,140–US$2,170 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 ORD to PNA, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$469–US$971
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$54–US$94
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$241–US$402
Food7 days eating outabout US$234–US$442
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$141–US$261
Totalabout US$1,140–US$2,170

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Zubiri

Closest

Zubiri

about 10 min by car · 14 places to stay

about US$87/nightcountry average

See 14 places to stay in Zubiri · Booking.com

About Zubiri its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$87 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 17h 20m

About 17h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → PNA, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), then 45 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

River level

River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go.

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • Señorío de Zuasti 23 km

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