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Slunjcia, source - Slunj

Kayak spot · Croatia

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

59Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 44 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 50 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
5°C
Rain
3.2 mm

Thu 5 · 56 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Fri 6 · 54 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 54 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 68 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Mon 9 · 68 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
14°C
Rain
1.2 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 245, fair
  2. Tue 344, poor
  3. Wed 450, fair
  4. Thu 556, fair
  5. Fri 654, fair
  6. Sat 754, fair
  7. Sun 868, good
  8. Mon 968, good
  9. Tue 1070, good
  10. Wed 1172, good

The spot in two facts

  • Grade IIIat 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 Slunjcia, source - Slunj
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov45, fair7 kn17kn5°C14.9 mm
Tue 3Nov44, poor3 kn7kn5°C13.2 mm
Wed 4Nov50, fair1 kn5kn5°C3.2 mm
Thu 5Nov56, fair3 kn10kn8°C0.1 mm
Fri 6Nov54, fair4 kn11kn8°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov54, fair3 kn10kn8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov68, good4 kn11kn15°C0.3 mm
Mon 9Nov68, good6 kn12kn14°C1.2 mm
Tue 10Nov70, good4 kn11kn16°C1.5 mm
Wed 11Nov72, good10 kn30kn19°C1.2 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. Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb2of 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. 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. Nov2of 7: a trip from Tue 3 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 Slunjcia, source - Slunj

A river section on the Slunjcia, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade III, on the international scale. Suits grade III paddlers and up, by its grade. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Slunj.

  • River Slunjcia
  • Grade Grade III, on the international scale.
  • Who it suits Suits grade III 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$1,250–US$2,360 each

about US$1,250–US$2,360 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 ZAG, estimated from distance and season, changing at FRA, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$523–US$1,090
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$107–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$255–US$422
Food7 days eating outabout US$241–US$449
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$121–US$228
Totalabout US$1,250–US$2,360

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Slunj

Closest

Slunj

about 10 min by car · 19 places to stay

about US$94/nightcountry average

See 19 places to stay in Slunj · Booking.com

About Slunj its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$94 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 19h 10m

About 19h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → ZAG, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), then 1h 45m 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 50 km.

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