Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thistle Island (False Creek) today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thistle Island (False Creek) at 12AM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Thistle Island (False Creek). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2892 | 2714 | 2648 | 2359 | 2151 | 1081 | 1708 | 1571 | 1591 | 771 | 817 | 798 | 1417 | 1144 | 1852 | 906 | 871 | 849 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:41AM0.90m | 2:28PM0.93m | 2:56AM1.02m | 2:48PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32PM-0.01m | 8:34AM0.11m | 8:40PM-0.02m | 9:06AM0.07m | 8:51PM-0.03m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | NE 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 2892 | 2714 | 2648 | 2359 | 2151 | 934 | 1708 | 1571 | 1591 | 658 | 817 | 521 | 1417 | 1144 | 4 | 906 | 871 | 849 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | — | — | — | SSW 17 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1081 | — | — | — | 771 | 514 | 798 | — | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | WNW 4 | SW 16 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 1852 | 81 | 84 | 65 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 34 | 74 | 73 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 135 | 227 | 39 | 135 | 448 | 448 | 449 | 121 |
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