Thistle Island (False Creek) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.97° S 136.10° E

Thistle Island (False Creek) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thistle Island (False Creek) sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.4° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thistle Island (False Creek) at 10PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)--
Afternoon (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Evening (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
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4
4
4
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.4
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
338
790
781
1052
1215
1314
1281
1138
1108
1526
1760
1812
1663
1367
1162
1144
1021
974
854
761
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
5
N
15
NNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:06PM0.93m
5:01AM0.76m
4:22PM0.80m
5:39AM0.80m
4:29PM0.67m
Low Tide
10:48PM0.07m
10:42AM0.31m
11:01PM0.09m
11:32AM0.41m
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
14
16
16
16
16
16
14
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
Feels °C
9
12
12
12
11
10
9
10
10
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
13
13
10
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