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Cristianitos Creek above San Mateo Creek near San Clemente

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

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

100

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: Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:30:00 GMT.

River observation: Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT.

Page checked: Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:41:35 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Cristianitos Creek above San Mateo Creek near San Clemente
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Flickr - DVIDSHUB - Marines land by LCAC (Image 1 of 7).jpg by DVIDSHUB, CC BY 2.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

2 mph

gusting to 3 mph

Air temp

60°F

0% chance of rain

River flow

0 cfs

Weather outlook

Thursday · 90

  • Thu

    90

    Best

  • Fri

    84

  • Sat

    83

  • Sun

    79

  • Mon

    82

  • Tue

    73

  • Wed

    77

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)
6a34
7a33
8a35
9a36
10a45
11a78
12p99
1p1011
2p1012
3p1012
4p1011
5p911

Why this score

  • Wind — 2 mph — light wind at the forecast location±0

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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