
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thistle Island (False Creek) today (10 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thistle Island (False Creek) at 10PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 26s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Thistle Island (False Creek). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu night, light winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
4528 | 3837 | 3348 | 2734 | 2665 | 2178 | 1927 | 2207 | 2451 | 2751 | 2892 | 2714 | 2648 | 2359 | 2151 | 952 | 1613 | 1571 | 1591 | 771 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:31AM0.76m | 2:07PM0.99m | 2:41AM0.90m | 2:28PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:26PM-0.00m | 8:01AM0.17m | 8:32PM-0.01m | 8:34AM0.11m | 8:40PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 |
4528 | 3837 | 3348 | 2734 | 2665 | 2178 | 1927 | 2207 | 2451 | 2751 | 2892 | 2714 | 2648 | 2359 | 2151 | 934 | 1613 | 1571 | 1591 | 658 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 24 | — | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | — | — | — | SSW 17 |
13 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 23 | — | 289 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 952 | — | — | — | 771 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
20 | — | 10 | 18 | 31 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 34 | 76 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
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