Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thistle Island (False Creek) today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thistle Island (False Creek) at 4AM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Thistle Island (False Creek). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
1486 | 1124 | 1124 | 1104 | 1777 | 1737 | 1417 | 1070 | 929 | 748 | 644 | 644 | 636 | 724 | 695 | 606 | 3183 | 2063 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:44PM0.82m | 4:31AM1.01m | 3:58PM0.71m | 4:59AM1.01m | 4:05PM0.61m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:59PM-0.00m | 10:47AM0.24m | 10:10PM0.02m | 11:26AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
1486 | 1124 | 1124 | 630 | 1777 | 1737 | 1417 | 1070 | 929 | 748 | 644 | 644 | 636 | 724 | 695 | 606 | 2095 | 2063 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 22 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
265 | 774 | 758 | 1104 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 198 | 296 | 384 | 376 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | N 4 | — | — |
20 | 31 | 31 | 8 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | — |
23 | 10 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 46 | 25 | 126 | 368 | 448 | 494 | 592 | 3183 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 0 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 135 | 135 | 227 | 240 | 740 | 237 | 244 | 616 | 804 | 244 | 84 |
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