Rock Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.29° N 139.55° E

Rock Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rock Island sea temperature is
28.3°C
1.8° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rock Island at 5PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 2.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (07 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (07 Sep)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 81mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the N by Wed night).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
2
4
3
3
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
S
9
1.8
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.2
SSW
10
1
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
1.4
S
8
1.7
SSW
9
1.5
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
10
1.4
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.3
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
564
497
553
1597
1367
593
471
367
320
276
158
129
112
264
475
402
485
313
356
395
348
264
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
10
W
5
SSW
15
WSW
5
N
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
NNW
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:40PM1.32m
00:30AM1.32m
4:09PM1.37m
2:05AM1.36m
4:34PM1.41m
Low Tide
7:20AM0.40m
8:06PM1.18m
8:30AM0.36m
9:11PM1.08m
9:25AM0.32m
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
5:58
 mm
42
27
17
8
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
23
24
24
24
24
24
25
26
27
28
27
26
26
26
27
27
28
26
24
22
Feels °C
21
24
27
27
28
28
28
27
29
30
30
29
29
29
28
28
29
29
29
27
24
21
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