
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thistle Island (False Creek) today (06 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thistle Island (False Creek) at 8PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Thistle Island (False Creek). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
1504 | 1940 | 3039 | 3199 | 3441 | 3736 | 3784 | 3543 | 3583 | 3399 | 3231 | 3111 | 2357 | 2299 | 2413 | 2481 | 2294 | 2326 | 2263 | 1862 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:14PM0.48m | 7:14AM0.91m | 9:58AM0.92m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37PM0.47m | 10:26PM0.10m | 9:49PM0.07m | 9:13PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
1504 | 1940 | 3039 | 3199 | 3441 | 3736 | 3784 | 3543 | 3583 | 3399 | 3231 | 3111 | 2357 | 2299 | 2413 | 2481 | 2294 | 2326 | 2263 | 1862 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | N 5 | — | WNW 5 |
23 | 17 | 19 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 1646 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 22 | — | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | — | N 4 | N 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | 13 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 34 | 31 | 23 | 34 | 26 | 27 | — | 10 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 34 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 76 | 135 | 34 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 34 | 34 | 86 | 556 | 216 | 34 | 34 |
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