Thistle Island (False Creek) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.97° S 136.10° E

Thistle Island (False Creek) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thistle Island (False Creek) sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.3° 

Thistle Island (False Creek) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Thistle Island (False Creek) today (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thistle Island (False Creek) at 12PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (31 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (31 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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)
3
3
4
4
2
3
4
3
4
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1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
18
1.8
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SW
16
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
799
711
640
606
536
545
835
1755
2001
2642
3046
3256
3123
2869
2599
2506
2032
1931
1809
1761
3771
5550
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
N
35
N
40
N
40
NNW
45
NW
45
W
45
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:01PM1.21m
3:33AM0.68m
3:26PM1.14m
3:58AM0.76m
3:49PM1.04m
Low Tide
8:26AM0.11m
9:52PM-0.03m
9:01AM0.10m
10:08PM-0.01m
9:37AM0.12m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
13
15
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
7
7
8
8
8
7
6
6
4
6
9
9
8
5
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
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