Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.29° N 139.55° E

Rock Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rock Island sea temperature is
21.6°C
0.1° 

Rock Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Rock Island today (12 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rock Island at 6PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)--
Afternoon (12 Nov)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (12 Nov)1ft (0.3m)9s

Table - waves today at Rock Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.5
SW
4
0.2
SSE
9
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.1
E
10
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
S
4
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
9
0.4
S
6
0.6
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
17
16
16
8
8
15
10
5
3
3
3
3
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
3
12
29
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
N
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
High Tide
5:23PM1.53m
7:57AM1.45m
5:56PM1.51m
8:46AM1.41m
6:32PM1.47m
Low Tide
12:10PM1.01m
00:40AM0.03m
12:47PM1.05m
1:21AM0.06m
1:28PM1.08m
2:05AM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
15
18
18
17
17
16
16
14
16
17
18
18
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16
16
16
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
Feels °C
13
14
13
14
14
13
14
12
14
15
16
16
15
13
14
14
15
15
16
16
14
14
15
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