Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.29° N 139.55° E

Rock Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rock Island sea temperature is
24.8°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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rock Island at 5AM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)10ft (3.0m)17s
Afternoon (06 Oct)10ft (3.0m)17s
Evening (06 Oct)8ft (2.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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)
4
5
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
2
2
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SE
16
2.4
SE
17
2.5
SE
17
3
SE
17
3
SE
17
3
SE
17
3
SE
17
2.5
SE
17
2.5
SE
16
2.3
SE
16
2
SE
16
1.6
SE
15
1.1
SE
14
0.6
ESE
14
0.5
SE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
E
21
0.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2829
3498
3819
4589
4797
4742
4652
3701
3193
2580
1929
1048
492
134
83
60
58
65
33
29
37
26
34
15
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
20
N
25
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
ENE
20
ESE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
5
E
15
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:20PM1.27m
2:37PM1.33m
00:30AM1.25m
3:09PM1.36m
2:06AM1.30m
3:36PM1.40m
Low Tide
6:41AM0.46m
7:56PM1.08m
7:54AM0.47m
8:48PM0.94m
8:51AM0.48m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
21
21
21
23
26
27
24
24
22
22
21
21
22
23
21
21
21
20
19
19
21
22
21
20
Feels °C
19
19
19
19
23
24
20
21
17
17
17
16
20
21
18
19
18
17
15
16
19
21
19
19
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