Rock Island rating

Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty when good: 1.0
Crowds: 3.0

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Rock Island, Japan 48hr Surf / Weather Forecast

Issued (local time): 20 pm Wednesday 10 Mar 2010
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Largest waves (m) & direction (?) 2.0
WSW 		1.4
WSW 		0.9
WSW 		0.2
S 		0.1
S 		0.1
SW 		0.1
SW 		0.1
E 		0.1
E 		0.1
E 		0.4
SW 		0.2
ESE 		0.2
ESE 		0.1
SE 		0.1
SE 		1.0
SW 		1.3
SW 		1.3
SW
Period (s) (?) 5 5 5 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 10 13 12 12 12 4 4 4
Wave
Graph
(?) 		Rockisland
Max-energy 234 113 43 11 3 6 6 3 3 3 23 16 15 6 6 24 56 66
Wind
(km/h) 		25 WSW 20 W 15 W 15 W 10 W 10 NW 5 NW 5 S 5 SE 5 ENE 5 NE 5 NNE 5 N 5 WNW 15 SW 25 SW 25 SW 25 SW
Wind State (?) cross-
on		 cross cross cross cross cross-
off		 cross-
off		 glass glass cross-
off		 cross-
off		 cross-
off		 off glass on on on cross-
on
Key to wind character - offshore winds at Rock Island blow from the NNE
onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy
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Advanced Surf Forecast
Swell1 (m) & direction 0.5
E 		0.3
E 		0.2
E 		0.2
S 		0.1
SW 		0.2
W 		0.1
SW 		0.1
S 		0.1
E 		0.1
E 		0.1
E 		0.1
E 		0.1
SE 		0.1
SE 		0.1
SE 		0.2
ESE 		0.2
ESE 		0.2
ESE
Period (s) 10 11 12 12 7 3 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12
Swell2 (m) & direction -
- 		0.1
S 		0.2
S 		0.1
SW 		0.1
S 		0.1
SW 		0.1
W 		0.1
E 		0.1
W 		-
- 		0.4
SW 		0.2
ESE 		0.2
ESE 		0.1
SW 		-
- 		-
- 		-
- 		-
-
Period (s) - 10 11 7 12 12 3 13 9 - 10 13 12 7 - - - -
Wind waves (m) & direction 2.0
WSW 		1.4
WSW 		0.9
WSW 		-
- 		-
- 		-
- 		-
- 		-
- 		-
- 		-
- 		-
- 		-
- 		-
- 		-
- 		0.1
SW 		1.0
SW 		1.3
SW 		1.3
SW
Period (s) 5 5 5 - - - - - - - - - - - 2 4 4 4
Wave
Graph
(?)
Tide State (?) ebb low flow flow high ebb flow high ebb low flow flow high ebb flow high ebb ebb
High Tide
/ height (m)



3:01AM
1.11

12:22PM
1.14



3:39AM
1.17

1:55PM
1.18

Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:58PM
0.26


7:34AM
0.96


8:10PM
0.23


8:47AM
0.86



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Note: the tide data above is for Sinzyuku Wan (Zusi), Kanagawa, Japan which is 2 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Rock Island. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph.
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Today's sea temperature is 14.8 °C (Statistics for 10 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 16.6 max: 18.0 min: 14.7 °C)
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Summary clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds cloudy some clouds clear clear clear some clouds
Rain (mm) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Temp. °C 10 8 6 5 5 7 9 10 10 9 8 8 7 8 11 12 12 12
Chill °C (?) 7 5 3 2 3 5 9 10 10 8 7 7 6 8 9 10 10 10
Sunrise - - - - 5:58 - - - - - - - 5:56 - - - - -
Sunset - - - - - - - 17:45 - - - - - - - 17:45 - -
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy Tsujidobeach Tsujidobeach Oisojetty Oisojetty Oisojetty Hayama Chikura Uchiboso Hayama Hayama Hayama Hayama Hayama Yonabay Ohara Aja Osakipoint Hashikuibay
Distance 12 km 12 km 29 km 29 km 29 km 6 km 54 km 38 km 6 km 6 km 6 km 6 km 6 km 1438 km 77 km 1517 km 535 km 492 km
 
Best in Region Choshi Choshi Choshi Oisojetty Chikura Malibu_3 Chikura Malibu_3 Hayama Hayama Hayama Hayama Hayama None Ohara None None None
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Best in Country Tainohama Choshi Choshi Oisojetty Chikura Buma Buma Yonabay Buma Zampa_inside Hayama Yonabay Yonabay Yonabay Yonabay Aja Aharivermouth Hashikuibay
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