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Cezsoca

Kayak spot · Slovenia

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

49Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Fri 6: Wind 2 kn gusting 13, Air 8 °C, River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 29 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
40kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 39 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
26kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 51 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 51 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 54 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 53 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 39 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 125, poor
  2. Mon 229, poor
  3. Tue 339, poor
  4. Wed 451, fair
  5. Thu 551, fair
  6. Fri 654, fair
  7. Sat 753, fair
  8. Sun 839, poor
  9. Mon 950, fair
  10. Tue 1052, fair

The spot in four facts

  • Grade IIat its hardest
  • Moving waterthe water
  • 8.3 kmthe section
  • Best Jun–Sep7 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number
Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Cezsoca
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov25, poor9 kn44kn3°C0.7 mm
Mon 2Nov29, poor9 kn40kn5°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov39, poor5 kn26kn5°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov51, fair3 kn15kn6°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov51, fair2 kn17kn6°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov54, fair2 kn13kn8°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov53, fair3 kn15kn8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov39, poor4 kn24kn6°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov50, fair3 kn19kn5°C0.9 mm
Tue 10Nov52, fair3 kn25kn7°C4.5 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

best Jun–Sep

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for grade III paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May6of 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. Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec0of 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 Cezsoca

A river section on the Soča, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade I to II, on the international scale. It runs 8.3 km along the river. Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade. 10 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 1.1 km away. For grade III paddlers the best months are usually June, July, August and September, with about 7 good days in 7; in January and December, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Bovec. Within 5 km we also list 8 kayak spots and 1 climbing area.

  • River Soča
  • Grade Grade I to II, on the international scale.
  • Length 8.3 km along the river.
  • Who it suits Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire 10 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 1.1 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 TRS, estimated from distance and season, changing at FRA, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$516–US$1,070
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$127–US$214
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$134–US$255
Totalabout US$1,250–US$2,380

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Bovec

Closest

Bovec

3 min by car · 45 places to stay

about US$94/nightcountry average

See 45 places to stay in Bovec · Booking.com

About Bovec 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 → TRS, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), then 1h 20m 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

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