
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thistle Island (False Creek) today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thistle Island (False Creek) at 11AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Thistle Island (False Creek). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4925 | 4990 | 4487 | 4487 | 4562 | 4367 | 3971 | 3691 | 3245 | 2874 | 2530 | 2069 | 1699 | 1631 | 1633 | 1575 | 1832 | 2084 | 2284 | 2032 | 2032 | 2178 | 1956 | 1550 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | off | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:53AM0.61m | 1:24PM0.82m | 3:01AM0.69m | 1:58PM0.83m | 2:52AM0.83m | 2:25PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37AM0.52m | 8:31PM0.08m | 8:09AM0.36m | 8:29PM0.07m | 8:40AM0.23m | 8:34PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
4925 | 4990 | 4487 | 4487 | 4562 | 4367 | 3971 | 3691 | 3245 | 2874 | 2530 | 2069 | 1699 | 1631 | 1633 | 1575 | 1832 | 2084 | 2284 | 2032 | 2032 | 2178 | 1956 | 1550 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | W 6 | W 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 100 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 |
19 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 12 | 21 | 22 | 35 | 9 | 41 | 110 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 99 | 129 | 226 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 76 | 135 | 145 | 0 | 34 | 135 | 0 | 39 | 34 | 76 | 548 | 616 | 237 | 616 |
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