Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.97° S 136.10° E

Thistle Island (False Creek) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thistle Island (False Creek) sea temperature is
16.5°C
1.2° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thistle Island (False Creek) at 6AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Afternoon (29 Oct)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (29 Oct)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
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2
2
1
3
0
0
0
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0
0
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
359
749
1634
2158
2515
2911
2911
3135
2627
2094
1822
1435
1265
1023
863
745
649
630
630
497
504
488
384
294
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
10
ENE
20
ESE
30
E
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NNE
45
ENE
40
NE
35
NE
25
NE
20
N
35
WNW
30
W
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:09AM1.41m
3:58PM0.42m
4:35AM1.37m
4:02PM0.38m
5:01AM1.28m
3:59PM0.37m
Low Tide
11:24AM0.06m
9:15PM-0.03m
11:57AM0.16m
9:27PM-0.03m
12:34PM0.26m
9:37PM-0.00m
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Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
16
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
19
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
9
9
10
11
11
14
13
11
15
14
13
9
9
11
14
17
13
13
11
12
13
12
13
14
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