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Chiavari, the nearest town, 5 km away. Photo: Dapa19, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Entella, Carasco - Foce

Kayak spot · Italy

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

69Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 71 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 70 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 71 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 67 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Sat 7 · 68 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 68 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 66 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
16°C
Rain
10.8 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 271, good
  2. Tue 371, good
  3. Wed 470, good
  4. Thu 571, good
  5. Fri 667, good
  6. Sat 768, good
  7. Sun 868, good
  8. Mon 966, good
  9. Tue 1053, fair
  10. Wed 1151, fair

The spot in two facts

  • Grade IIat 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 Entella, Carasco - Foce
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov71, good3 kn12kn16°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov71, good4 kn10kn16°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov70, good3 kn10kn15°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov71, good3 kn9kn16°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov67, good1 kn10kn14°C0.9 mm
Sat 7Nov68, good5 kn14kn15°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov68, good2 kn8kn14°C1.5 mm
Mon 9Nov66, good6 kn20kn16°C10.8 mm
Tue 10Nov53, fair8 kn22kn17°C32.4 mm
Wed 11Nov51, fair6 kn22kn15°C28.8 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. Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr6of 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. Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov6of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec4of 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 Entella, Carasco - Foce

A river section on the Entella, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade II, on the international scale. Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade. None within 10 km, the nearest 13 km away. The town to stay in is Chiavari.

  • River Entella
  • Grade Grade II, on the international scale.
  • Who it suits Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 13 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$1,360–US$2,550 each

about US$1,360–US$2,550 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 MXP, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$496–US$1,030
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$107–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$315–US$523
Food7 days eating outabout US$301–US$563
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$141–US$261
Totalabout US$1,360–US$2,550

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Chiavari

Closest

Chiavari

about 10 min by car · 138 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 138 places to stay in Chiavari · Booking.com

About Chiavari its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$114 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 16h 30m

About 16h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MXP, direct, then 2h 55m 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