
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thistle Island (False Creek) today (10 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thistle Island (False Creek) at 9PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Thistle Island (False Creek). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
7814 | 5947 | 4826 | 3736 | 3130 | 2525 | 2544 | 2383 | 2822 | 4444 | 4845 | 5829 | 6539 | 7444 | 10894 | 7997 | 10711 | 10580 | 6986 | 6731 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:34AM0.40m | 1:26PM1.18m | 3:01AM0.44m | 1:57PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01PM-0.04m | 5:54AM0.37m | 9:06PM-0.03m | 6:58AM0.27m | 9:12PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
7814 | 5947 | 4826 | 3736 | 3130 | 2525 | 2544 | 2383 | 2822 | 4444 | 4845 | — | — | — | 10894 | 7997 | 10711 | 10580 | 6986 | 6731 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 637 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | WNW 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | — |
6261 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 50 | 31 | 69 | 27 | 1033 | 5829 | 6539 | 7444 | 7858 | — | 7814 | 7568 | 5772 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 886 | 1021 | 84 | 84 | 73 | 151 | 237 | 548 | 616 | 616 | 227 | 238 | 616 | 804 | 795 | 1112 | 795 | 807 | 795 | 121 |
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