Hour by hour
The bars are the face height through Rock Island's profile, coloured by how it rates; the arrows show where the wind blows.
- 5-7 5 AM 12
- 5-7 6 AM 8
- 5-7 7 AM 10
- 5-6 8 AM 6
- 5-6 9 AM 8
- 5-7 10 AM 9
- 5-6 11 AM 9
- 5-6 12 PM 8
- 5-6 1 PM 9
- 5-6 2 PM 10
- Now 5-6 3 PM 10
- 5-6 4 PM 11
- 4-6 5 PM 11
- 4-6 6 PM 11
- 4-6 7 PM 12
- 4-5 5 AM 14
- 4-5 6 AM 14
- 4-5 7 AM 15
- 4-5 8 AM 15
- 4-5 9 AM 16
- 4-5 10 AM 16
- 4-5 11 AM 14
- 4-5 12 PM 14
- 4-5 1 PM 12
- 4-5 2 PM 10
- 4-5 3 PM 10
- 4-5 4 PM 11
- 4-5 5 PM 11
- 4-5 6 PM 11
- 4-5 7 PM 16
- 4-5 5 AM 4
- 4-5 6 AM 3
- 4-5 7 AM 5
- 4-5 8 AM 5
- 4-5 9 AM 8
- 4-5 10 AM 11
- 4-5 11 AM 16
- 4-5 12 PM 16
- 4-5 1 PM 15
- 4-5 2 PM 16
- 4-5 3 PM 19
- 4-5 4 PM 20
- 4-6 5 PM 24
- 4-6 6 PM 20
- 4-6 7 PM 26
- 4-5 5 AM 25
- 4-5 6 AM 18
- 4-5 7 AM 18
- 4-5 8 AM 22
- 4-5 9 AM 15
- 4-5 10 AM 22
- 4-5 11 AM 16
- 4-5 12 PM 16
- 4-5 1 PM 18
- 4-5 2 PM 19
- 4-5 3 PM 18
- 4-5 4 PM 16
- 4-5 5 PM 19
- 4-5 6 PM 15
- 4-5 7 PM 17
- 4-5 5 AM 15
- 4-5 6 AM 14
- 4-5 7 AM 12
- 4-5 8 AM 12
- 4-5 9 AM 13
- 4-5 10 AM 14
- 4-5 11 AM 15
- 4-5 12 PM 15
- 4-5 1 PM 15
- 4-5 2 PM 14
- 4-5 3 PM 12
- 4-5 4 PM 9
- 4-5 5 PM 8
- 4-5 6 PM 10
- 4-5 7 PM 13
- 4-5 5 AM 21
- 4-5 6 AM 18
- 4-5 7 AM 14
- 4-5 8 AM 12
- 4-5 9 AM 12
- 4-5 10 AM 13
- 4-5 11 AM 14
- 4-5 12 PM 13
- 4-5 1 PM 12
- 4-5 2 PM 10
- 4-6 3 PM 11
- 4-6 4 PM 14
- 4-6 5 PM 17
- 4-6 6 PM 17
- 4-6 7 PM 17
- 4-6 5 AM 15
- 4-6 6 AM 17
- 4-6 7 AM 18
- 4-6 8 AM 19
- 4-6 9 AM 19
- 4-6 10 AM 18
- 4-6 11 AM 17
- 4-6 12 PM 16
- 5-6 1 PM 15
- 5-6 2 PM 14
- 5-6 3 PM 13
- 5-6 4 PM 13
- 5-6 5 PM 12
- 5-6 6 PM 12
- 5-6 7 PM 12
OffshoreCross-shoreOnshoreWind in km/h
The tide
Rock Island works best on a low to mid tide.
- High 1:23 AM1.1 m · 3.7 ft
- Low 7:49 AM0.2 m · 0.8 ft
- High 2:27 PM1.3 m · 4.2 ft
- Low 8:40 PM0.4 m · 1.2 ft
Best 6:00 AM to 11:38 AM and 5:03 PM to 6:00 PMlow to mid tide
Tomorrow High 2:40 AM (1.2 m) · Low 8:46 AM (0.2 m) · High 3:08 PM (1.4 m) · Low 9:29 PM (0.2 m) · best 6:00 AM to 12:27 PM
From the beach today
Calls from people at Rock Island. A call shows at once; a photo shows once we've had a look.
The spot
- Works best
- 4 to 12 ft, low to mid tide
- Offshore wind
- From the WSW
- Bottom
- Reef
- For
- Intermediate to advanced
- Best season
- Aug to Nov
- Season now
- AmihanRead from the wind over the Luzon Strait and the West Philippine Sea: from the east 10 days running
Long right in the lee of a rocky islet across the channel from Stimpy's, about ten minutes by boat from Catangnan, that holds big swells better than almost anything on Siargao.
Local knowledge
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Nearby
If Rock Island isn't working today, these are close.
- Stimpy's 0.6 km · General Luna 5-6 ft 1.5-1.8 m Fair Tide falling, 1.2 m, low 8:40 PM
- Quicksilver 2.7 km · General Luna 5-6 ft 1.5-1.8 m Fair Tide falling, 1.2 m, low 8:40 PM
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Jacking Horse
2.7 km · General Luna
4-6 ft 1.2-1.8 m Fair
Tide falling, 1.2 m, low 8:40 PM
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Cloud 9
2.9 km · General Luna
4-6 ft 1.2-1.8 m Fair
Tide falling, 1.2 m, low 8:40 PM
Forecast data: Open-Meteo (ECMWF, Meteo-France, NOAA), CC BY 4.0. Fetched just now. Tides: WorldTides. Sizes are a forecast: the middle of three wave models at sea off the beach, read through this spot's profile; they are calibrated as locals send their readings. All spots · Add a spot