Thistle Island (False Creek) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.97° S 136.10° E

Thistle Island (False Creek) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thistle Island (False Creek) sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.2° 

Thistle Island (False Creek) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Thistle Island (False Creek) today (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thistle Island (False Creek) at 4AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (27 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (27 Jul)10ft (3.0m)12s

Table - waves today at Thistle Island (False Creek). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.5
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
2
W
9
2.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
594
533
563
414
368
933
651
635
1429
2095
1921
1527
3365
4005
4157
4309
4981
8640
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
25
N
35
N
45
NNW
45
NNW
50
NW
45
NW
35
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
2:49AM0.40m
1:09PM1.11m
2:36AM0.44m
1:41PM1.18m
Low Tide
8:37PM0.08m
5:40AM0.36m
8:48PM0.03m
6:36AM0.28m
9:03PM-0.00m
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7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
12
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
11
10
10
9
6
4
5
4
5
7
8
7
5
4
4
4
2
3
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