Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.29° N 139.55° E

Rock Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rock Island sea temperature is
23.0°C
0.7° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rock Island at 6AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (13 Oct)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Wed night).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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)
1
1
2
2
2
2
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)
0.9
SE
14
0.9
SE
14
0.9
SE
13
0.8
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.8
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.5
SE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
1.2
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.2
SW
5
0.4
SE
9
0.3
E
10
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
322
322
299
242
277
184
141
106
57
23
25
25
56
80
79
27
16
7
3
3
6
7
7
6
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
10
E
5
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
10
WSW
45
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
E
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:22AM1.55m
5:35PM1.53m
7:07AM1.52m
6:00PM1.54m
7:54AM1.46m
6:27PM1.53m
Low Tide
11:43PM0.24m
12:00PM0.77m
00:19AM0.18m
12:31PM0.87m
00:57AM0.15m
1:03PM0.96m
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Temp °C
20
20
19
20
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
25
26
26
23
21
20
18
18
19
19
20
20
Feels °C
17
17
16
18
21
24
24
22
21
21
19
20
21
23
26
16
15
15
15
15
17
18
19
20
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