Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.29° N 139.55° E

Rock Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rock Island sea temperature is
24.7°C
0.0° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rock Island at 5PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (01 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (01 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon).

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6 AM
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9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
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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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.9
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
15
0.2
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
103
101
184
119
69
58
41
27
18
17
13
8
4
9
12
11
11
11
6
5
8
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
0
WNW
15
S
15
SE
15
SE
10
ENE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
25
ESE
20
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:19AM1.43m
7:01PM1.52m
9:17AM1.35m
7:29PM1.49m
10:31AM1.28m
8:03PM1.43m
Low Tide
1:30PM0.94m
2:11AM0.25m
2:01PM1.04m
3:00AM0.30m
2:40PM1.12m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
light rain
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light rain
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cloud
cloud
clear
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clear
part cloud
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5:37
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5:27
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5:24
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Temp °C
20
21
25
27
24
24
24
24
22
21
20
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
20
22
20
20
Feels °C
17
17
23
30
25
25
25
26
20
18
17
14
15
14
13
14
13
13
16
19
16
17
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