Rock Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.29° N 139.55° E

Rock Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rock Island sea temperature is
24.9°C
0.4° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rock Island at 3AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (24 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Evening (24 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
19
14
14
13
8
7
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
WSW
5
E
15
E
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
S
10
S
10
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:54PM1.39m
2:42AM1.37m
4:18PM1.42m
3:42AM1.46m
4:41PM1.45m
Low Tide
9:22PM0.95m
9:33AM0.40m
9:58PM0.80m
10:16AM0.41m
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:35
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
20
21
21
21
21
22
24
25
25
25
24
23
22
22
24
24
24
23
Feels °C
20
21
21
22
22
23
26
27
26
27
25
23
23
23
26
25
25
23
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Rock Island surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest