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Thistle Island (False Creek) Surf Forecast
/ SA – Eyre Peninsula (19 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Thistle Island (False Creek) surfForecast / SA – Eyre Peninsula / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 28 May 2026 ACSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Thistle Island (False Creek) today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thistle Island (False Creek) at 5AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Thistle Island (False Creek). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | |
223 | 175 | 172 | 258 | 219 | 274 | 264 | 314 | 291 | 375 | 266 | 305 | 301 | 850 | 841 | 251 | 402 | 606 | 750 | 1447 | 1423 | 1501 | 1390 | 1402 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 00:32AM0.48m | 12:49PM1.00m | 1:14AM0.48m | 1:10PM1.11m | 1:45AM0.49m | 1:34PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40AM0.25m | 7:59PM0.18m | 6:08AM0.22m | 8:22PM0.09m | 6:35AM0.19m | 8:46PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 20 | SE 7 | SW 19 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | — |
 kJ | 82 | 175 | 172 | 139 | 219 | 274 | 264 | 314 | 291 | 375 | 266 | 305 | 301 | 4 | 4 | 215 | 208 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 27 | 10 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 8 | SW 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 223 | 76 | 52 | 39 | 112 | 108 | 79 | 77 | 61 | 10 | 64 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 88 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 177 | 161 | 161 | 258 | 23 | 26 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 32 | 10 | 23 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 74 | 850 | 841 | 251 | 402 | 606 | 750 | 1447 | 1423 | 1501 | 1390 | 1402 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 34 | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 39 | 39 | 216 | 244 | 237 | 548 | 548 | 548 | 240 | 548 | 616 | 795 | 795 | 804 | 795 |
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