Rock Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.29° N 139.55° E

Rock Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rock Island at 8AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (04 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 81mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri morning, near gales from the N by Sun night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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)
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
82
75
73
71
49
67
66
68
52
52
35
28
27
14
13
14
11
11
11
6
16
24
23
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
5
SW
10
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
50
N
50
NNE
50
N
Wind State
on
on
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:36AM1.22m
8:48PM1.44m
12:35PM1.19m
9:29PM1.40m
2:50PM1.24m
Low Tide
3:32AM0.40m
2:58PM1.03m
4:36AM0.42m
3:39PM1.14m
5:57AM0.42m
5:39PM1.22m
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thunderstorm
cloud
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light rain
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cloud
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:15
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
3
8
9
5
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
16
Temp °C
26
26
26
25
26
27
26
24
23
22
21
21
20
21
21
22
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
19
Feels °C
28
29
29
25
27
28
27
24
23
21
20
19
17
18
19
19
17
17
16
17
16
13
13
12
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