Thistle Island (False Creek) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.97° S 136.10° E

Issued: 2 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Thistle Island (False Creek) sea temperature is

15.6° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Thistle Island (False Creek) today (30 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thistle Island (False Creek) at 6AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Afternoon (30 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	13s
Evening (30 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the NW by Sat night).
	Thursday 30								Friday 31								Saturday 1
	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)	!	!	!	!	!	!	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	2	3	3	3	2	!	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	2623	2299	1968	1753	1528	1405	1100	1060	848	760	799	711	722	606	615	545	835	1755	1817	2611	3046	3296	3123	2834
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	SE	SE	SSE	SE	ESE	ENE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide		2:54AM0.54m				2:36PM1.24m				3:12AM0.60m				3:01PM1.21m					3:33AM0.68m			3:26PM1.14m
Low Tide				7:52AM0.15m					9:36PM-0.03m			8:26AM0.11m					9:52PM-0.03m			9:01AM0.10m


	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	15	14	14
Feels °C	8	9	9	9	10	9	8	10	10	9	9	8	7	8	8	8	7	5	6	5	6	9	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	2623	2299	1968	1753	1528	1405	1100	1060	848	760	799	711	722	606	615	545	520	1755	1817	2611	3046	3296	3123	2834
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SSE 10	S 9	S 24	S 24	SW 23	S 9	S 9	SW 21	SSW 21	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSE 8	SSE 8	—	—	—	WNW 6	WNW 7
kJ	—	—	—	75	122	11	11	21	45	39	117	170	336	485	332	413	835	6	6	—	—	—	26	38
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SW 24	SW 24	SW 23	SSW 22	SSW 21	S 9	S 9	SSE 8	SE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	22	22	21	47	90	2	2	47	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 3	NNE 3	—	NE 3	NE 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	NNE 4	NW 6	NNW 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	4	—	2	4	8	10	11	21	22	14	91	32
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	5	5	4	6	5
Distance (km)	74	74	74	74	73	73	74	74	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	0	76	34	34	34	135	79	135	34
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	5			4	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	6	5	7	6	9	9
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	6	5	7	6	5	5	6	9	9

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