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Ezka

Kayak spot · Spain

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

61Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 62 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 53 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
7°C
Rain
1.2 mm

Wed 4 · 55 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 61 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Fri 6 · 64 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 59 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
25kn
Air
12°C
Rain
1.2 mm

Sun 8 · 64 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 155, fair
  2. Mon 262, good
  3. Tue 353, fair
  4. Wed 455, fair
  5. Thu 561, good
  6. Fri 664, good
  7. Sat 759, fair
  8. Sun 864, good
  9. Mon 958, fair
  10. Tue 1060, good

The spot in four facts

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

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 Ezka
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov55, fair7 kn19kn14°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov62, good6 kn17kn14°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov53, fair3 kn13kn7°C1.2 mm
Wed 4Nov55, fair6 kn17kn8°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov61, good6 kn16kn11°C0.9 mm
Fri 6Nov64, good3 kn11kn12°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov59, fair10 kn25kn12°C1.2 mm
Sun 8Nov64, good9 kn22kn14°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov58, fair10 kn26kn16°C2.4 mm
Tue 10Nov60, good10 kn25kn13°C3.3 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. Feb2of 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. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov2of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec1of 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 Ezka

A river section on the Ezka, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade II, on the international scale. It runs 2.9 km along the river. Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade. None within 10 km, the nearest 43 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, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Isaba.

  • River Ezka
  • Grade Grade II, on the international scale.
  • Length 2.9 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 None within 10 km, the nearest 43 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$1,190–US$2,250 each

about US$1,190–US$2,250 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 PNA, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$469–US$971
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$107–US$174
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$1,190–US$2,250

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Isaba

Closest

Isaba

14 min by car · 16 places to stay

about US$87/nightcountry average

See 16 places to stay in Isaba · Booking.com

About Isaba 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 55m

About 17h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → PNA, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), then 1h 15m 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

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 25 km.

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