Rock Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.29° N 139.55° E

Rock Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rock Island sea temperature is
28.3°C
1.8° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rock Island at 12AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 371mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri night, min 21°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
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
S
10
0.6
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
66
49
52
52
50
28
27
13
13
14
14
10
7
7
7
8
18
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:48PM1.44m
12:35PM1.19m
9:29PM1.40m
2:50PM1.24m
Low Tide
4:36AM0.42m
3:39PM1.14m
5:57AM0.42m
5:39PM1.22m
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:04
6:02
 mm
1
15
23
4
1
2
7
10
Temp °C
26
25
24
22
21
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
22
21
22
Feels °C
27
25
24
21
20
21
20
21
21
20
20
19
18
18
19
17
17
18
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