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Cofer Hot Spring Outflow near Wikieup

USGS monitoring location. Launch access and paddling suitability have not been verified.

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

95

Favorable weather

Weather score out of 100

Weather only. This is a monitoring station, not a verified launch. Access, hazards and suitable flow are unknown.

Weather observation: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:00:00 GMT.

River observation: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:30:00 GMT.

Page checked: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:00:42 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Cofer Hot Spring Outflow near Wikieup
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Wikieup, AZ, View N, Big Sandy Wash and Big Sandy River - panoramio.jpg by Chris English, CC BY-SA 3.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

2 mph

gusting to 3 mph

Air temp

64°F

42% chance of rain

River flow

0.3 cfs

Weather outlook

Thursday · 95

  • Mon

    55

  • Tue

    24

  • Wed

    88

  • Thu

    95

    Best

  • Fri

    92

  • Sat

    90

  • Sun

    92

Compares forecast wind, air temperature and rain. Does not assess river flow, swell, currents, water temperature or launch access. All times are local to this location.

Wind, next 12 hours

mph
Hourly wind forecast
HourWind (mph)Gusts (mph)
11p23
12a2536
1a1219
2a1424
3a715
4a1216
5a1115
6a1015
7a69
8a716
9a1015
10a1317

Why this score

  • Wind — 2 mph — light wind at the forecast location±0
  • Rain — 42% chance in the next 6 hours-5

We don't have launch notes for this one

This page is built from the USGS gauge at this location, and uses available public readings. We haven't verified where to put in, what the hazards are, or whether this stretch is legal or sensible to paddle. We'd rather say that than invent it. The links below are where to find out.

We also don't have a verified safe-flow range here, so the Paddle Score reflects weather only. Judge the flow number against local knowledge, not against our score.

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