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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 8 am Saturday 02 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
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 5PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 1.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (02 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Thistle Island (False Creek). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the SSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | |
780 | 792 | 792 | 671 | 963 | 3520 | 12365 | 7077 | 7453 | 12354 | 5950 | 5303 | 4192 | 3473 | 2739 | 2536 | 2095 | 2004 | 2071 | 2036 | 1970 | 3144 | 1686 | 1986 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 2:20PM1.27m | 2:36AM0.58m | 2:41PM1.32m | 2:55AM0.55m | 3:04PM1.33m | 3:11AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37AM0.07m | 9:15PM-0.00m | 7:54AM0.05m | 9:41PM-0.00m | 8:11AM0.04m | 10:08PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 |
 | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | 5:38 |
— | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 780 | 792 | 792 | 671 | 722 | 1866 | 6415 | 7077 | 5682 | 6641 | 4839 | — | 3550 | 2924 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3144 | 1686 | 1986 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 38 | 14 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | N 5 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 36 | 171 | 306 | 583 | 963 | 3520 | 12365 | 24 | 7453 | 12354 | 5950 | 5303 | 4192 | 3473 | 2739 | 2536 | 2095 | 2004 | 2071 | 2036 | 1970 | 1935 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 245 | 240 | 548 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 240 | 238 | 244 | 685 | 684 | 684 | 685 | 685 | 722 | 722 | 722 | 805 | 804 | 806 | 1047 | 998 | 892 | 121 |
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