Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.29° N 139.55° E

Rock Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rock Island sea temperature is
23.0°C
0.8° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rock Island at 8AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (12 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Wed night).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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)
3
1
2
1
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
16
0.7
SE
15
0.8
SE
17
0.8
SE
16
1
SE
15
1.1
SE
15
1.1
SE
15
0.9
SE
14
0.9
SE
14
0.9
SE
14
0.9
SE
13
0.8
SE
13
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
1.2
SW
5
1.4
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
306
233
346
352
456
492
472
346
322
322
299
242
217
175
112
75
55
25
24
15
65
106
77
34
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
35
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
15
NE
5
ESE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
20
SW
40
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
off
High Tide
5:38AM1.56m
5:11PM1.51m
6:22AM1.55m
5:35PM1.53m
7:07AM1.52m
6:00PM1.54m
Low Tide
11:09PM0.34m
11:29AM0.68m
11:43PM0.24m
12:00PM0.77m
00:19AM0.18m
12:31PM0.87m
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
21
20
19
20
23
24
21
20
19
19
19
20
22
24
23
22
22
21
21
23
25
25
25
22
Feels °C
18
17
16
17
19
20
16
17
16
17
16
17
21
25
23
22
21
19
18
20
21
21
24
15
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