Rock Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.29° N 139.55° E

Rock Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rock Island sea temperature is
25.0°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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rock Island at 8AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (22 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (22 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
12
1.3
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
S
8
0.1
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1248
392
209
181
135
101
92
68
58
41
47
36
26
25
16
15
15
14
8
8
3
3
5
3
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
0
ESE
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
E
20
E
15
E
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
High Tide
11:27PM1.28m
3:27PM1.35m
1:23AM1.30m
3:54PM1.39m
2:42AM1.37m
4:18PM1.42m
Low Tide
7:40AM0.43m
8:38PM1.08m
8:43AM0.40m
9:22PM0.95m
9:33AM0.40m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:28
5:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
27
28
26
25
25
24
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
23
25
26
25
25
Feels °C
28
30
28
27
26
27
25
27
25
21
20
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
21
23
27
28
27
27
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