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San Jacinto River near San Jacinto

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: Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:30:00 GMT.

River observation: Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT.

Page checked: Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:35:55 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near San Jacinto River near San Jacinto
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Thunderhead over the San Jacinto Mountains - panoramio.jpg by Johnwayne Stroud, CC BY-SA 3.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

3 mph

gusting to 9 mph

Air temp

70°F

2% chance of rain

River flow

0.29 cfs

Weather outlook

Friday · 100

  • Wed

    62

  • Thu

    86

  • Fri

    100

    Best

  • Sat

    96

  • Sun

    100

  • Mon

    98

  • Tue

    99

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)
9a14
10a611
11a710
12p711
1p1416
2p1517
3p1619
4p1620
5p1214
6p811
7p410
8p36

Why this score

  • Wind — 3 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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