Thistle Island (False Creek) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.97° S 136.10° E

Thistle Island (False Creek) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thistle Island (False Creek) sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.5° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thistle Island (False Creek) at 1AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (26 Aug)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (26 Aug)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
0
!
!
2
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
!
!
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.5
SW
19
2.5
SW
19
2.5
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2423
1977
1664
1408
1261
1164
1147
878
700
915
833
742
765
965
1196
1643
4231
4075
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
10
NNE
15
NE
15
N
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:32AM0.52m
1:28PM1.11m
2:31AM0.60m
1:55PM1.14m
Low Tide
8:27PM0.01m
6:47AM0.32m
8:36PM-0.02m
7:25AM0.22m
8:47PM-0.04m
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
16
18
17
17
Feels °C
8
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
11
9
8
9
8
7
12
15
14
14
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