Thistle Island (False Creek) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.97° S 136.10° E

Issued: 2 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Thistle Island (False Creek) sea temperature is
16.2° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thistle Island (False Creek) at 8AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (01 Jul)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (01 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
0
0
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.3
SSW
13
2
W
8
2.1
W
8
2.3
W
8
2.5
WSW
9
3
W
9
3
WSW
10
4
WSW
11
4
SW
12
4
SW
13
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
6.5
SW
16
6.5
SW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
919
919
846
590
542
596
719
892
1406
2257
3476
4669
5989
11362
12544
13089
12873
21900
19408
9536
7439
6223
5375
4281
Wind (km/h)
35
N
40
N
40
N
45
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
50
W
50
WNW
60
WNW
55
WSW
50
W
50
W
50
W
55
W
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
2:52AM0.46m
2:45PM1.28m
3:13AM0.49m
3:13PM1.27m
3:38AM0.51m
3:40PM1.23m
Low Tide
9:35PM0.01m
7:44AM0.13m
9:58PM0.01m
8:16AM0.10m
10:22PM0.02m
8:48AM0.10m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:24
 mm
5
2
1
1
2
4
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
13
14
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
Feels °C
9
7
6
4
5
7
6
5
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
4
6
6
7
9
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
13
0.2
N
5
1.3
SW
16
6.5
SW
16
6.5
SW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
919
919
846
590
400
368
701
770
774
784
2
865
21900
19408
9536
7439
6223
5375
4281
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
18
0.5
NE
5
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
N
5
Energy kJ
67
13
197
202
7
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
5
Energy kJ
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
4
1
NNE
4
1.1
N
4
1.6
WNW
8
2
W
8
2.1
W
8
2.3
W
8
2.5
WSW
9
3
W
9
3
WSW
10
4
WSW
11
4
SW
12
4
SW
13
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
4.5
SSW
16
Energy kJ
13
43
46
314
542
596
719
892
1406
2257
3476
4669
5989
11362
12544
13089
12873
11985
11029
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
4
3
3
1
1
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
135
227
240
244
556
777
705
910
1047
1105
616
1262
1262
1271
1262
1262
1262
1262
1272
1312
1316
238
78
78
Best forecast wave conditions in Eyre Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
7
3
4
4
5
4
3
2
4
3
4
6
4
4
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
7
9
9
9
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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