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Sklz Mareje

Kayak spot · Poland

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

74Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sun 8: Wind 0 kn gusting 6, Air 8 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 71 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0.4 mm

Tue 3 · 68 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
4°C
Rain
0.2 mm

Wed 4 · 70 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
4°C
Rain
0.2 mm

Thu 5 · 78 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 66 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
8kntoo gusty
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 77 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 79 out of 100

Wind
0 kn
Gusts
6kn
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 173, good
  2. Mon 271, good
  3. Tue 368, good
  4. Wed 470, good
  5. Thu 578, good
  6. Fri 666, good
  7. Sat 777, good
  8. Sun 879, good
  9. Mon 978, good
  10. Tue 1067, good

The spot in one fact

  • Flat 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 Sklz Mareje
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov73, good3 kn7kn5°C0.3 mm
Mon 2Nov71, good3 kn7kn5°C0.4 mm
Tue 3Nov68, good5 kn11kn4°C0.2 mm
Wed 4Nov70, good4 kn8kn4°C0.2 mm
Thu 5Nov78, good2 kn9kn6°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov66, good4 kn8kntoo gusty8°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov77, good1 kn9kn6°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov79, good0 kn6kn8°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov78, good2 kn7kn7°C2.1 mm
Tue 10Nov67, good3 kn6kn8°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

No month stands out

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

  1. Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb5of 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. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov6of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec5of 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. Days past the forecast count as they usually are.

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More kayaking near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Sklz Mareje

A launch on the Dunajec. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 5 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 1.9 km away. The town to stay in is Szczawnica. Within 5 km we also list 3 kayak spots and 1 mountain bike area.

  • River Dunajec
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire 5 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 1.9 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$1,170–US$2,220 each

about US$1,170–US$2,220 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 KRK, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$516–US$1,070
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$87–US$147
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$228–US$375
Food7 days eating outabout US$221–US$415
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$114–US$208
Totalabout US$1,170–US$2,220

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Szczawnica

Closest

Szczawnica

14 min by car · 158 places to stay

about US$87/nightcountry average

See 158 places to stay in Szczawnica · Booking.com

About Szczawnica 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 15h 55m

About 15h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → KRK, direct, then 1h 50m by road

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

On the water

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