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Thistle Island (False Creek) Surf Forecast
/ SA – Eyre Peninsula (19 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Thistle Island (False Creek) surfForecast / SA – Eyre Peninsula / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 ACSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Thistle Island (False Creek) today?
The current surf forecast for Thistle Island (False Creek) at 2AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
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 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
1185 | 860 | 700 | 580 | 471 | 527 | 604 | 569 | 560 | 552 | 560 | 754 | 846 | 851 | 882 | 1103 | 1850 | 1429 | 1251 | 1251 | 1307 | 1325 | 1116 | 1034 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:47PM1.14m | 2:25AM0.39m | 5:12PM0.99m | 5:30PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:59AM0.38m | 8:53AM0.05m | 8:30AM0.13m | 7:35AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 1185 | 860 | 700 | 580 | 471 | 527 | 604 | 569 | 560 | 552 | 560 | 754 | 846 | 851 | 882 | 1103 | 1850 | 1429 | 1251 | 1251 | 1307 | 1325 | 1116 | 1034 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | S 23 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 894 | 563 | 190 | 131 | — | 11 | 18 | 45 | 109 | 251 | 368 | 404 | 534 | 815 | 748 | 950 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 23 | SSW 10 | SW 21 | SSW 10 | WNW 7 | W 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 22 | 71 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | SW 12 | W 4 | W 4 | — | SSW 4 | S 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 29 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 7 | — | 542 | 6 | 7 | — | 8 | 6 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 76 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 73 | 121 | 84 | 84 | 73 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 216 | 84 |
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