Wda
Kayak spot · Poland
Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river
Is it worth the trip?
82Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: Wind 5 kn gusting 13, Air 10 °C
Mon 2 · 82 out of 100
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 8°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Tue 3 · 81 out of 100
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 11°C
- Rain
- 0.7 mm
Wed 4 · 84 out of 100
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 10°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Thu 5 · 81 out of 100
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 11°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Fri 6 · 82 out of 100
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Air
- 8°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Sat 7 · 78 out of 100
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 6°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Sun 8 · 79 out of 100
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Air
- 6°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 183, good
- Mon 282, good
- Tue 381, good
- Wed 484, good
- Thu 581, good
- Fri 682, good
- Sat 778, good
- Sun 879, good
- Mon 972, good
- Tue 1078, 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.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Air | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 83, good | 1 kn | 8kn | 9°C | 0 mm |
| Mon 2Nov | 82, good | 3 kn | 8kn | 8°C | 0 mm |
| Tue 3Nov | 81, good | 6 kn | 14kn | 11°C | 0.7 mm |
| Wed 4Nov | 84, good | 5 kn | 13kn | 10°C | 0 mm |
| Thu 5Nov | 81, good | 6 kn | 13kn | 11°C | 0 mm |
| Fri 6Nov | 82, good | 1 kn | 7kn | 8°C | 0 mm |
| Sat 7Nov | 78, good | 3 kn | 10kn | 6°C | 0 mm |
| Sun 8Nov | 79, good | 3 kn | 10kn | 6°C | 0 mm |
| Mon 9Nov | 72, good | 3 kn | 8kn | 2°C | 4.5 mm |
| Tue 10Nov | 78, good | 1 kn | 7kn | 6°C | 0 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 grade III paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov5of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- 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
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More kayaking near here
4 places
- Bąk 2.5 km away
- Wda 3.6 km away
- Kajaki Sękowski 10.3 km away
- Wypożyczalnia kajaków AS-Tour baza w Hucie Kalnej 16.6 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Wda
A launch on the Wda. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 9.7 km away. The town to stay in is Czarna Woda. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots.
- River Wda
- 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 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 9.7 km away.
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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$1,150–US$2,180 each
about US$1,150–US$2,180 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to GDN, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$496–US$1,030 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$87–US$147 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$228–US$375 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$415 |
| Kayak hire | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$114–US$208 |
| Total | about US$1,150–US$2,180 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Czarna Woda
18 min by car · 4 places to stay
about US$87/nightcountry average
About Czarna Woda 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 18h 40m
About 18h 40m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → GDN, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 1h 25m by road
Flights ORD → GDN on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
On the water
Kayak trips and courses in Czarna Woda · GetYourGuideKayak hire in Czarna Woda · GetYourGuide
Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby
Kajaki Sękowski 10 km
Wypożyczalnia kajaków AS-Tour baza w Hucie Kalnej 17 km
01-2022 Start 24 km
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