Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thistle Island (False Creek) today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thistle Island (False Creek) at 1AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Thistle Island (False Creek). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the NNW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 8 | SSW 22 | WSW 12 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1760 | 1505 | 1363 | 1220 | 947 | 767 | 632 | 552 | 581 | 392 | 341 | 287 | 251 | 236 | 212 | 438 | 408 | 722 | 4135 | 6323 | 6760 | 6396 | 5974 | 3111 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:00AM0.32m | 3:08PM1.34m | 3:17AM0.36m | 3:35PM1.26m | 3:43AM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17PM0.03m | 7:39AM0.07m | 10:39PM0.08m | 8:14AM0.07m | 10:59PM0.12m | 8:49AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 1760 | 1505 | 1363 | 1220 | 947 | 767 | 632 | 552 | 581 | 392 | 341 | 287 | 160 | 187 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 487 | 872 | — | 1671 | 1904 | 2437 | 1932 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 7 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 24 | NNE 6 | SSW 22 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 17 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 251 | 236 | 54 | 21 | 408 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 3111 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 9 | E 5 | S 9 | S 26 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | 40 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 54 | 190 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 27 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 26 | 80 | 139 | 27 | 52 | 599 | 438 | 258 | 722 | 4135 | 6323 | 6760 | 6396 | 5974 | 1274 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 0 | 73 | 135 | 34 | 135 | 151 | 39 | 39 | 84 | 227 | 237 | 135 | 616 | 616 | 616 | 539 | 722 | 740 | 804 | 616 | 1105 | 1047 | 998 |
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