Staying Home Sucks, home
Night view of the city of Omiš with the river Cetina, Croatia, May 2019
Omis, the nearest town, 11 km away. Photo: Sergei Gussev, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Cetina

Kayak spot · Croatia

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

89Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

6 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 81 out of 100

Wind
12 kn
Gusts
25kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 90 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0.2 mm

Thu 5 · 90 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 90 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 90 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 90 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 90 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
14°C
Rain
4.5 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 284, good
  2. Tue 381, good
  3. Wed 490, good
  4. Thu 590, good
  5. Fri 690, good
  6. Sat 790, good
  7. Sun 890, good
  8. Mon 990, good
  9. Tue 1094, good
  10. Wed 1192, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 10.4 kmthe section

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 Cetina
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov84, good12 kn27kn14°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov81, good12 kn25kn12°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov90, good7 kn15kn14°C0.2 mm
Thu 5Nov90, good3 kn9kn14°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov90, good2 kn8kn14°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov90, good5 kn13kn14°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov90, good5 kn13kn14°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov90, good7 kn15kn14°C4.5 mm
Tue 10Nov94, good8 kn17kn16°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov92, good10 kn22kn16°C3 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

the place in full, sources, credits

About Cetina

A river section on the Cetina, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 10 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 11 km away. The town to stay in is Omis.

  • River Cetina
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 10 km along the river.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 11 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$1,250–US$2,380 each

about US$1,250–US$2,380 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 SPU, estimated from distance and season, changing at FRA, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$529–US$1,110
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$107–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$255–US$422
Food7 days eating outabout US$241–US$449
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$121–US$228
Totalabout US$1,250–US$2,380

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Omis

Closest

Omis

about 20 min by car · 84 places to stay

about US$94/nightcountry average

See 84 places to stay in Omis · Booking.com

About Omis its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$94 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 18h 35m

About 18h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → SPU, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), then 55 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