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Visoki buk

Kayak spot · Croatia

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

81Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sat 7: Wind 3 kn gusting 10, Air 14 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Wind
14 kn
Gusts
42kntoo gusty
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 82 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
10°C
Rain
1.1 mm

Thu 5 · 87 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 88 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 90 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 87 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
14°C
Rain
10.2 mm

Mon 9 · 84 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
11°C
Rain
6.9 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 20, poor
  2. Tue 30, poor
  3. Wed 482, good
  4. Thu 587, good
  5. Fri 688, good
  6. Sat 790, good
  7. Sun 887, good
  8. Mon 984, good
  9. Tue 1085, good
  10. Wed 1189, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 4.1 kmthe section

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 Visoki buk
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov0, poor11 kn33kntoo gusty11°C1.4 mm
Tue 3Nov0, poor14 kn42kntoo gusty10°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov82, good6 kn18kn10°C1.1 mm
Thu 5Nov87, good6 kn15kn12°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov88, good3 kn13kn13°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov90, good3 kn10kn14°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov87, good4 kn14kn14°C10.2 mm
Mon 9Nov84, good2 kn10kn11°C6.9 mm
Tue 10Nov85, good7 kn18kn12°C0.6 mm
Wed 11Nov89, good0 kn12kn14°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 grade III paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr7of 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. Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov7of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec7of 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 Visoki buk

A river section on the Zrmanja, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 4.1 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 3.6 km away. The town to stay in is Sveti Filip I Jakov.

  • River Zrmanja
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 4.1 km along the river.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 3.6 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$1,250–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 ZAD, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$529–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: Sveti Filip I Jakov

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Sveti Filip I Jakov

1h 22m by car · 75 places to stay

about US$94/nightcountry average

See 75 places to stay in Sveti Filip I Jakov · Booking.com

About Sveti Filip I Jakov 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 18h 30m

About 18h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → ZAD, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 1h 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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