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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Monday 27 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
18.3° 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 4AM is: 2.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)8ft (2.5m)18s
Afternoon (28 Apr)8ft (2.4m)17s
Evening (28 Apr)7ft (2.2m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
5
5
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4
4
4
4
1
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
21
1.7
SSW
20
1.8
SSW
19
1.9
SSW
18
2
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1512
2155
2313
2456
2363
3663
3621
3262
2663
2535
2503
2472
2300
1937
1860
1690
1690
1690
1667
1449
1231
1154
1170
1049
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
N
5
WNW
15
S
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
5
SSW
5
ESE
20
WSW
20
ESE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
High Tide
00:11AM0.66m
1:31PM0.80m
00:53AM0.67m
1:32PM0.95m
1:25AM0.66m
1:44PM1.08m
Low Tide
7:11PM0.48m
6:47AM0.17m
7:32PM0.32m
6:53AM0.14m
7:57PM0.19m
7:05AM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:58
6:58
7:00
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5:46
5:45
5:45
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
17
19
19
18
18
19
19
18
19
21
22
24
24
26
21
21
22
22
23
26
13
13
14
16
16
18
18
17
16
17
17
15
16
16
17
19
20
24
20
18
18
16
17
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SSW
20
1.8
SSW
19
1.9
SSW
18
2
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Energy kJ
907
2155
2313
2456
2363
3663
3621
3262
2663
2535
2503
2472
2300
1937
1860
1690
1690
1690
1667
1449
1231
1154
1170
1049
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
21
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
1512
946
996
816
723
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
Energy kJ
8
9
17
14
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
74
74
74
0
0
73
73
78
74
74
74
74
34
34
34
0
0
0
0
39
74
76
135
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eyre Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
9
8
6
5
5
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