Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thistle Island (False Creek) today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thistle Island (False Creek) at 1AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Thistle Island (False Creek). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1408 | 1280 | 1182 | 1067 | 966 | 864 | 778 | 742 | 669 | 669 | 587 | 578 | 505 | 471 | 366 | 360 | 411 | 466 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:20AM1.33m | 3:36PM0.55m | 3:44AM1.39m | 3:50PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:37PM0.05m | 10:19AM-0.04m | 8:49PM0.02m | 10:51AM-0.01m | 9:02PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 1408 | 1280 | 1182 | 1067 | 966 | 864 | 778 | 742 | 669 | 669 | 587 | 578 | 505 | 471 | 366 | 360 | 411 | 466 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 19 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 14 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 9 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 78 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 0 | 78 | 623 | 121 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 84 | 121 | 121 | 76 |
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