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Faroe Islands, Streymoy, Hósvík (2)
Hosvik, the nearest town. Photo: Vincent van Zeijst, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Toftá

Kayak spot · Faroe Islands

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

80Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 9 kn gusting 19, Air 9 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 75 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
25kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Wed 4 · 83 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 81 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 80 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 79 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 77 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Mon 9 · 79 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
23kn
Air
7°C
Rain
2.7 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 375, good
  2. Wed 483, good
  3. Thu 581, good
  4. Fri 681, good
  5. Sat 779, good
  6. Sun 879, good
  7. Mon 979, good
  8. Tue 1067, good
  9. Wed 1179, good
  10. Thu 1277, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • Best Jul–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 Toftá
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov75, good11 kn25kn9°C0.6 mm
Wed 4Nov83, good9 kn20kn9°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov81, good5 kn13kn7°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov81, good7 kn14kn7°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov79, good7 kn15kn7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov79, good9 kn20kn6°C0.6 mm
Mon 9Nov79, good10 kn23kn7°C2.7 mm
Tue 10Nov67, good11 kn32kntoo gusty8°C12.6 mm
Wed 11Nov79, good8 kn18kn6°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov77, good5 kn11kn5°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 Jul–Aug

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for expert 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. Jul7of 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. Nov4of 7: a trip from Wed 4 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

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Toftá

A launch on the Toftá. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.2 km away. For expert paddlers the best months are usually July and August, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Hosvik. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Toftá
  • 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 0.2 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$1,030–US$1,950 each

about US$1,030–US$1,950 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to FAE, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$403–US$832
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$47–US$81
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$228–US$382
Food7 days eating outabout US$221–US$416
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$127–US$235
Totalabout US$1,030–US$1,950

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Hosvik

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Closest

Hosvik

about 5 min by car

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About Hosvik its beds, food and every spot near it

Nearest town: Hosvik, 0 km. We have not checked places to stay in Hosvik yet. The nearest beds we have counted are in Tv Royri, 67 km away. Search before you plan on staying there.

Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 18h 50m

About 18h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → FAE, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), then 40 min 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

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