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 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thistle Island (False Creek) sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.2° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thistle Island (False Creek) at 8PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)--
Afternoon (26 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (26 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.6
SW
13
1.3
SSW
13
2.1
W
9
2.5
WSW
11
4
W
12
3.5
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
12
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
14
5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
694
768
594
533
515
371
368
933
599
723
1518
3741
2734
1607
3365
4153
4351
5233
5730
11010
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
N
35
N
40
NNW
50
NNW
50
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
30
W
35
WNW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
2:49AM0.40m
1:09PM1.11m
2:36AM0.44m
1:41PM1.18m
Low Tide
8:37PM0.08m
5:40AM0.36m
8:48PM0.03m
6:36AM0.28m
9:03PM-0.00m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
14
13
13
14
13
13
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
11
12
11
10
10
10
6
4
5
4
6
7
8
8
6
4
4
1
2
3
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