Rock Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.29° N 139.55° E

Rock Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rock Island sea temperature is
26.7° C
0.2° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rock Island at 7AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (20 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (20 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
S
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
4
4
4
4
8
8
7
8
25
27
27
78
101
127
26
35
36
34
32
32
32
32
32
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:59AM1.24m
9:00PM1.45m
11:32AM1.17m
9:36PM1.42m
1:55PM1.18m
Low Tide
3:23AM0.45m
3:00PM0.90m
4:23AM0.44m
3:34PM1.04m
5:36AM0.43m
4:30PM1.15m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:05
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:23
6:22
 mm
1
Temp °C
26
26
25
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
25
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
29
30
28
30
30
29
29
28
28
28
27
28
28
26
26
26
27
28
29
29
29
28
29
31
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