Rock Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.29° N 139.55° E

Rock Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rock Island sea temperature is
27.3° C
0.4° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rock Island at 2AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSW
11
0.8
ESE
6
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.8
ESE
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.8
SE
11
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.6
SE
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
16
20
25
44
40
37
120
33
134
28
27
27
28
27
50
38
39
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
5
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
SE
15
SE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
SE
15
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:31PM1.48m
5:41AM1.56m
6:55PM1.48m
6:26AM1.55m
7:18PM1.48m
Low Tide
00:00AM0.78m
12:23PM0.24m
00:35AM0.68m
12:57PM0.34m
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thunderstorm
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5:00
5:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:31
6:30
6:30
 mm
3
4
5
6
3
1
Temp °C
27
27
26
25
25
26
28
29
27
26
25
24
24
25
27
28
27
25
Feels °C
29
31
29
27
27
28
29
31
28
27
27
25
25
26
29
30
29
27
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