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Lat Long: 34.97° S 136.10° E

Thistle Island (False Creek) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Thistle Island (False Creek) sea temperature is
16.1°C
1.2° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thistle Island (False Creek) at 3PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (12 Oct)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (12 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SE by Wed night).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6461
4350
4181
3804
3221
2953
2822
2822
3004
3895
4061
4005
3789
3562
2967
2438
2122
1778
1672
1427
1269
1066
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
S
30
SSE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
SE
25
ESE
35
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:32PM0.69m
3:47AM1.28m
3:50PM0.64m
4:08AM1.31m
4:06PM0.59m
Low Tide
10:05AM0.01m
9:09PM-0.00m
10:32AM0.01m
9:23PM-0.01m
10:59AM0.04m
9:38PM-0.01m
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6:48
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6:45
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7:37
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Temp °C
13
13
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
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14
12
12
12
11
12
13
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12
Feels °C
5
7
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6
8
7
7
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
8
7
5
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