Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.29° N 139.55° E

Rock Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rock Island sea temperature is
24.7°C
0.1° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rock Island at 2AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (30 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
S
10
1
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
63
84
108
98
91
81
78
105
125
116
133
163
154
170
230
232
180
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
5
SSE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
6:11PM1.53m
7:30AM1.50m
6:36PM1.53m
8:19AM1.43m
7:01PM1.52m
Low Tide
00:49AM0.25m
1:00PM0.83m
1:28AM0.23m
1:30PM0.94m
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:35
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5:35
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5:28
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5:27
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 mm
7
4
6
3
3
2
1
1
1
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1
1
2
4
2
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Temp °C
20
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
19
19
19
20
23
24
24
Feels °C
19
16
18
18
19
18
17
17
17
17
15
17
17
17
18
22
26
27
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