Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.97° S 136.10° E

Thistle Island (False Creek) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Thistle Island (False Creek) sea temperature is
16.3°C
1.6° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thistle Island (False Creek) at 2PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (29 Sep)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (29 Sep)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue morning, light winds from the NE by Wed night).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
0
1
2
2
3
4
3
4
1
2
4
4
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
1.9
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1108
1081
1054
1040
1014
1139
1551
1775
1734
1555
1517
1460
1634
1613
1609
1588
1380
1343
1045
2090
2090
1446
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
35
N
25
NNW
30
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
N
20
NW
15
NW
20
WSW
15
S
10
E
10
NE
15
N
15
NW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
S
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:06PM0.66m
3:29AM1.30m
3:17PM0.56m
3:54AM1.30m
3:20PM0.47m
Low Tide
9:47AM0.02m
8:43PM-0.02m
10:21AM0.08m
8:51PM-0.03m
10:56AM0.18m
8:58PM-0.04m
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clear
clear
clear
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6:27
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Temp °C
23
25
30
18
20
17
16
16
16
16
18
17
16
16
16
16
17
15
15
14
14
13
Feels °C
18
18
25
14
18
16
15
16
15
13
17
15
15
16
16
15
16
12
12
9
9
8
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