Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.29° N 139.55° E

Rock Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rock Island sea temperature is
23.6°C
0.7° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rock Island at 11PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)--
Afternoon (22 Oct)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (22 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
1
1
0
2
1
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
13
0.9
S
13
1.1
S
14
0.9
S
13
1.2
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
12
1
S
14
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
691
515
499
264
496
264
492
326
321
252
248
394
345
246
192
109
125
208
180
173
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
30
E
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
NE
5
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
E
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:50PM1.37m
2:38AM1.31m
3:17PM1.40m
3:38AM1.40m
3:43PM1.43m
Low Tide
8:51PM0.77m
8:56AM0.57m
9:28PM0.60m
9:41AM0.62m
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4:58
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11
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Temp °C
22
19
18
18
17
17
16
17
18
19
19
19
19
20
19
18
16
16
16
17
Feels °C
18
14
14
13
13
13
12
14
17
18
17
18
19
20
18
16
12
12
13
16
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