Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.29° N 139.55° E

Rock Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rock Island sea temperature is
23.6°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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rock Island at 5AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (21 Oct)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
1
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.6
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.8
S
14
1.9
SSW
6
2
SSW
7
1
S
14
0.7
S
17
1
S
14
1.2
S
16
0.8
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
13
0.9
S
13
1.1
S
14
0.9
S
13
1.1
S
13
0.9
S
13
1
S
13
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
189
167
172
210
260
300
372
416
302
394
701
283
691
515
499
268
485
268
423
268
335
501
508
351
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
45
SW
50
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
20
WSW
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
N
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:27PM1.21m
2:18PM1.34m
1:20AM1.24m
2:50PM1.37m
2:38AM1.31m
3:17PM1.40m
Low Tide
6:55AM0.51m
8:07PM0.93m
8:02AM0.54m
8:51PM0.77m
8:56AM0.57m
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Temp °C
24
24
24
25
26
26
25
25
25
24
22
22
20
20
18
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17
16
16
16
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Feels °C
25
23
21
23
22
21
20
20
20
22
19
16
15
15
13
13
13
12
11
12
15
17
17
18
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