Rock Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.29° N 139.55° E

Rock Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rock Island sea temperature is
26.9° C
0.0° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rock Island at 6PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
12
7
10
10
10
10
10
6
7
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
8
8
7
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
SSE
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:06PM1.47m
8:53AM1.34m
8:32PM1.46m
9:59AM1.24m
9:00PM1.45m
Low Tide
1:59PM0.61m
2:34AM0.48m
2:29PM0.75m
3:23AM0.45m
3:00PM0.90m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:28
6:27
6:24
 mm
Temp °C
27
28
27
26
26
25
25
26
27
28
27
26
26
25
25
26
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
30
29
29
29
30
29
28
29
29
29
29
28
30
29
29
29
30
28
29
29
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