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Dīvaja

Kayak spot · Latvia

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

81Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Thu 5: Wind 9 kn gusting 17, Air 10 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 81 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 82 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 78 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 83 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Fri 6 · 76 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 81 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 82 out of 100

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

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 182, good
  2. Mon 281, good
  3. Tue 382, good
  4. Wed 478, good
  5. Thu 583, good
  6. Fri 676, good
  7. Sat 781, good
  8. Sun 882, good
  9. Mon 976, good
  10. Tue 1078, good

The spot in three facts

  • Grade Iat its hardest
  • Flat waterthe water
  • 0.7 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 Dīvaja
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov82, good2 kn8kn8°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov81, good1 kn5kn8°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov82, good7 kn15kn8°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov78, good5 kn11kn6°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov83, good9 kn17kn10°C0.3 mm
Fri 6Nov76, good10 kn22kn5°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov81, good8 kn16kn7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov82, good6 kn15kn8°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov76, good4 kn11kn4°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov78, good5 kn12kn6°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

put-in, take-out, its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Dīvaja

A river section on the Dīvaja, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade I, on the international scale. It runs 0.7 km along the river. Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Jaunjelgava. Within 5 km we also list 4 kayak spots.

  • River Dīvaja
  • Grade Grade I, on the international scale.
  • Length 0.7 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 No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map.

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$1,180–US$2,240 each

about US$1,180–US$2,240 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 RIX, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$502–US$1,040
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$100–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$228–US$382
Food7 days eating outabout US$221–US$415
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$127–US$234
Totalabout US$1,180–US$2,240

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Jaunjelgava

Closest

Jaunjelgava

3 min by car · 3 places to stay

See 3 places to stay in Jaunjelgava · Booking.com

About Jaunjelgava its beds, food and every spot near it

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 19h 25m

About 19h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → RIX, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 1h 40m by road

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 50 km.

Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits