Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thistle Island (False Creek) today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thistle Island (False Creek) at 7AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Thistle Island (False Creek). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1488 | 1261 | 1126 | 934 | 811 | 617 | 590 | 659 | 1497 | 3010 | 3490 | 3585 | 4062 | 3881 | 2265 | 1977 | 1664 | 1408 | 1182 | 1164 | 1034 | 878 | 639 | 915 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:19PM0.96m | 3:02AM0.47m | 12:57PM1.05m | 2:32AM0.52m | 1:28PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25PM0.05m | 5:55AM0.42m | 8:27PM0.01m | 6:47AM0.32m | 8:36PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 4 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1488 | 1261 | 1126 | 934 | 811 | 617 | 590 | 659 | 2 | 1319 | 3490 | 3585 | 4062 | 3881 | 2265 | 1977 | 1664 | 1408 | 1182 | 1164 | 1034 | 878 | 639 | 915 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | ENE 5 | SSW 18 | ESE 4 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | SW 18 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 24 |
| kJ | — | 18 | 38 | 38 | 60 | 164 | 17 | 211 | 2 | 1137 | — | — | — | — | 102 | 101 | 147 | — | 80 | — | 147 | 175 | 169 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | ENE 5 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | — | SW 24 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 157 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 112 | — | 93 | — | 22 | 158 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | SE 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 42 | — | 5 | 1497 | 3010 | 3196 | 3504 | 2842 | 2590 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 78 | 409 | 603 | 686 | 705 | 121 | 431 | 78 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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