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San Jacinto River near Elsinore

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 12:15:00 GMT.

River observation: Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:30:00 GMT.

Page checked: Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:18:49 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near San Jacinto River near Elsinore
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Lake elsinore - panoramio.jpg by peter boy12qq12, CC BY 3.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

2 mph

gusting to 2 mph

Air temp

63°F

0% chance of rain

River flow

0 cfs

Weather outlook

Saturday · 76

  • Thu

    60

  • Fri

    56

  • Sat

    76

    Best

  • Sun

    43

  • Mon

    52

  • Tue

    62

  • Wed

    73

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)
5a33
6a22
7a23
8a23
9a23
10a22
11a22
12p15
1p16
2p26
3p99
4p1416

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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