Rock Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.29° N 139.55° E

Rock Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rock Island sea temperature is
28.1°C
1.3° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rock Island at 10PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)--
Afternoon (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
1
SSW
5
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
1.1
SW
5
0.7
SSW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
35
56
30
29
59
31
80
22
22
48
33
32
20
20
20
12
12
12
12
Wind (km/h)
10
S
20
SW
15
E
5
S
25
SSW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
10
S
10
E
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
5:33PM1.46m
4:32AM1.53m
5:56PM1.47m
5:19AM1.57m
6:18PM1.49m
Low Tide
10:42AM0.22m
10:57PM0.85m
11:20AM0.24m
11:30PM0.73m
11:54AM0.30m
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cloud
part cloud
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rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:14
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
29
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
28
28
28
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
24
Feels °C
32
31
27
30
28
28
29
28
30
31
30
31
29
29
28
28
30
30
29
24
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