Thistle Island (False Creek) surfForecast / SA – Eyre Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 20 Feb 2026 ACDT
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Thistle Island (False Creek) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Thistle Island (False Creek) sea temperature is
19.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Thistle Island (False Creek) today?

The current surf forecast for Thistle Island (False Creek) at 9AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (20 Feb)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (20 Feb)7ft (2.1m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
2
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)141415151414141413131313131312121213131313121314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23132553293029302589225320311538128310938887847847607846807978908767918641207723975
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
15
S
20
S
30
S
20
SSE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NW
25
W
35
S
40
S
35
S
35
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:26AM
1.03
4:53PM
0.97
4:44AM
0.90
5:16PM
1.05
4:58AM
0.76
5:41PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:46AM
-0.04
10:57PM
0.08
10:55AM
-0.02
11:33PM
0.14
11:01AM
-0.01
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise---7:03-------7:03-------7:05----
Sunset------8:14-------8:13-------8:12-
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------21-----
Temp. °C191819192020191918181819212123222120202018171717
Feels °C (?)181720202018151716151518202124222121201913101110
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