Thistle Island (False Creek) surfForecast / SA – Eyre Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 ACST
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Thistle Island (False Creek) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Thistle Island (False Creek) sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Thistle Island (False Creek) today?

The current surf forecast for Thistle Island (False Creek) at 8AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (23 Apr)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (23 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

Table - waves today at Thistle Island (False Creek). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
!
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!
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4
3
3
3
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
0
2
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.5
SW
15
2
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1804
1876
2032
1804
1777
1430
1185
860
700
580
463
519
604
569
560
552
609
686
846
903
854
1019
1738
1527
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
ENE
15
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
NW
20
WSW
10
SW
15
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:04AM0.38m
4:47PM1.14m
2:25AM0.39m
5:12PM0.99m
5:30PM0.82m
Low Tide
11:54PM0.30m
8:53AM-0.01m
00:59AM0.38m
8:53AM0.05m
8:30AM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:54
6:54
6:56
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5:52
5:51
5:50
Temp °C
16
16
18
20
24
26
26
27
25
24
23
22
23
24
25
26
25
23
23
22
25
20
20
17
13
13
17
16
18
20
20
20
19
19
16
16
17
18
20
20
19
17
17
16
20
17
19
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.5
SW
15
2
SW
15
0.3
NE
4
Energy kJ
1804
1876
2032
1804
1777
1430
1185
860
700
580
463
519
604
569
560
552
609
686
846
903
854
1019
1738
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.1
S
23
0.1
SW
22
0.2
SSW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.6
SSW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1.1
SW
16
1.3
SW
12
0.4
WNW
4
Energy kJ
4
17
83
894
563
190
131
11
18
45
109
251
368
455
444
444
602
486
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
21
0.3
SW
21
0.4
NW
6
0.3
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
NE
4
Energy kJ
18
69
10
8
4
4
6
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
E
5
0.5
E
4
0.5
NE
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.6
WNW
4
2.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
18
22
27
10
5
8
16
22
19
15
12
10
7
10
14
14
11
11
8
7
9
10
1527
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
4
3
Distance (km)
76
74
76
34
34
34
0
76
0
0
34
34
0
34
0
0
0
0
0
39
79
39
73
76
Best forecast wave conditions in Eyre Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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