Rock Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.29° N 139.55° E

Rock Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rock Island sea temperature is
24.4° 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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rock Island at 2PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (12 Jul)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
1
3
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1512
1341
1324
1107
837
656
487
379
384
302
258
206
158
145
109
95
93
91
64
59
39
39
38
38
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
10
SW
5
SSW
5
NNE
0
NW
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
ENE
10
E
0
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:55PM1.32m
2:17AM1.43m
5:37PM1.38m
3:10AM1.46m
6:12PM1.43m
Low Tide
9:13AM0.17m
9:17PM1.11m
10:01AM0.08m
10:13PM1.10m
10:45AM0.02m
10:59PM1.06m
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thunderstorm
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:35
4:35
4:37
4:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:58
6:58
6:57
6:57
 mm
1
Temp °C
24
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
27
26
28
28
28
28
25
25
25
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
Feels °C
26
27
27
27
27
28
31
30
32
29
30
30
30
32
28
29
29
29
29
28
28
27
28
29
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