Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.29° N 139.55° E

Rock Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 21 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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 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 3AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (22 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)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 30mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
4
3
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
7
1
S
14
1.8
SSW
7
1
S
14
1.2
S
16
1
SSE
13
1.3
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.2
S
13
0.9
S
13
1.1
S
14
0.9
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
317
416
349
394
701
356
687
432
503
264
496
264
417
350
263
252
248
336
Wind (km/h)
45
SW
45
SW
35
SW
10
NNW
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:20AM1.24m
2:50PM1.37m
2:38AM1.31m
3:17PM1.40m
Low Tide
8:07PM0.93m
8:02AM0.54m
8:51PM0.77m
8:56AM0.57m
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Temp °C
26
25
25
23
22
21
19
19
18
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17
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16
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19
19
Feels °C
22
20
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22
18
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17
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