Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thistle Island (False Creek) today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thistle Island (False Creek) at 9PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Thistle Island (False Creek). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2294 | 2203 | 1999 | 1728 | 1704 | 1344 | 1344 | 1806 | 2325 | 2974 | 8604 | 9973 | 13542 | 14671 | 12686 | 10002 | 11821 | 6226 | 5076 | 4123 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:54AM1.02m | 12:48PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13PM0.02m | 9:01PM-0.02m | 9:01PM-0.04m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | |  |  |  | |  |  | |  | |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 2294 | 2203 | 1999 | 1728 | 1704 | 1344 | 1344 | 1806 | 2325 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 11821 | 6226 | 5076 | 4123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | NE 5 | NNE 5 | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | — | — | — | — | 157 | 80 | — | 8 | 17 | 3441 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 4 | N 5 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 33 | 20 | 14 | 47 | 2974 | 8604 | 9973 | 13542 | 14671 | 12686 | 10002 | 8405 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 34 | 34 | 135 | 34 | 34 | 135 | 135 | 121 | 73 | 121 | 244 | 603 | 740 | 705 | 722 | 795 | 1047 | 1047 | 84 |
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