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Vilsund Vest, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: Hjart, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Skallerup

Kayak spot · Denmark

The sea: a coastal launch

Is it worth the trip?

81Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 63 out of 100

Wind
12 kn
Gusts
23kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 83 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 84 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 84 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 83 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 82 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 80 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 187, good
  2. Mon 263, good
  3. Tue 383, good
  4. Wed 484, good
  5. Thu 584, good
  6. Fri 683, good
  7. Sat 782, good
  8. Sun 880, good
  9. Mon 982, good
  10. Tue 1061, good

The spot in two facts

  • Moving waterthe water
  • Best in Aug7 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 Skallerup
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov87, good6 kn11kn12°C0.1 mm
Mon 2Nov63, good12 kn23kn10°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov83, good5 kn11kn9°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov84, good5 kn11kn10°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov84, good7 kn17kn11°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov83, good1 kn5kn9°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov82, good6 kn11kn10°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov80, good6 kn12kn7°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov82, good4 kn9kn9°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov61, good10 kn18kn7°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.

Best time to go

best in Aug

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

  1. Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov5of 7: a trip from Mon 2 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

the spot and 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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More kayaking near here

3 places

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Skallerup

A launch. Suits grade III paddlers and up: the sea, which we never offer a new paddler. None within 10 km, the nearest 31 km away. For grade III paddlers the best month is usually August, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Vilsund Vest. Within 5 km we also list 4 kayak spots.

  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits Suits grade III paddlers and up: the sea, which we never offer a new paddler.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 31 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$1,670–US$3,080 each

about US$1,670–US$3,080 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 AAL, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$462–US$958
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$201–US$335
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$402–US$663
Food7 days eating outabout US$389–US$717
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$214–US$402
Totalabout US$1,670–US$3,080

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Vilsund Vest

Closest

Vilsund Vest

6 min by car · 8 places to stay

about US$147/nightcountry average

See 8 places to stay in Vilsund Vest · Booking.com

About Vilsund Vest its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$147 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 30m

About 18h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → AAL, 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 25 km.

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