Rock Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.29° N 139.55° E

Rock Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rock Island sea temperature is
26.1° C
0.5° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rock Island at 5AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
4
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.5
S
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
ESE
11
0.5
S
4
0.2
E
11
0.5
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
8
9
15
9
6
6
12
7
9
10
17
9
4
3
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
W
5
N
5
ESE
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
10
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:05AM1.36m
9:04PM1.41m
9:03AM1.27m
9:33PM1.40m
10:14AM1.18m
Low Tide
2:24AM0.71m
2:31PM0.43m
3:12AM0.65m
3:07PM0.59m
4:07AM0.58m
3:45PM0.75m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:41
4:41
4:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:53
6:53
6:52
 mm
Temp °C
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
28
28
Feels °C
30
30
31
32
30
30
31
31
30
31
32
34
32
32
31
32
33
33
33
34
32
32
31
32
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