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Lat Long: 34.97° S 136.10° E

Thistle Island (False Creek) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Thistle Island (False Creek) sea temperature is
16.0°C
1.1° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thistle Island (False Creek) at 10AM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Afternoon (04 Oct)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (04 Oct)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
1 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1772
1874
2147
2518
2663
2864
2986
2821
2821
2856
2785
2750
2715
2465
2726
2503
2320
2545
2726
3178
3919
4429
5152
5355
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
0
S
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:17AM1.02m
6:50AM0.86m
12:30PM0.79m
Low Tide
9:41PM0.02m
9:13PM0.06m
8:45PM0.08m
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
8
10
9
10
12
13
12
13
14
12
11
12
13
11
9
10
10
10
11
11
9
8
7
6
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