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Mission Creek A Rocky Nook Park A Santa Barbara

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

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

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River reading unavailable

Current river flow is unavailable or over an hour old. Weather alone cannot confirm conditions on this water.

Weather observation: Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:45:00 GMT.

River observation: unavailable.

Page checked: Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:57:44 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Mission Creek A Rocky Nook Park A Santa Barbara
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — SB MissionParkLowerReservoir 20150914 (23406890406).jpg by Niranjan Arminius, CC BY-SA 2.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

5 mph

gusting to 6 mph

Air temp

61°F

79% chance of rain

River flow

Unavailable

USGS has not returned a fresh reading. See the gauge link below.

Weather outlook

Saturday · 100

  • Wed

    38

  • Thu

    87

  • Fri

    96

  • Sat

    100

    Best

  • Sun

    100

  • Mon

    100

  • Tue

    100

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)
7a34
8a88
9a714
10a813
11a58
12p610
1p1221
2p1425
3p1529
4p1224
5p49
6p1329

Current score unavailable

    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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