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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Friday 01 May 2026 ACST
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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
18.3° 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 4AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (02 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (02 May)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Sat morning). Mainly near gales.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
!
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
14
3
WSW
10
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
13
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1138
976
947
780
780
651
651
671
1658
5241
6095
6847
12576
10481
5064
4487
4180
3922
3313
3330
3575
3399
3179
2732
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NNE
25
NNE
55
N
45
WNW
35
NW
45
NW
50
NW
45
NW
50
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
50
W
45
W
45
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:16AM0.61m
2:20PM1.27m
2:36AM0.58m
2:41PM1.32m
2:55AM0.55m
3:04PM1.33m
Low Tide
8:49PM0.03m
7:37AM0.07m
9:15PM-0.00m
7:54AM0.05m
9:41PM-0.00m
8:11AM0.04m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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7:01
7:01
7:03
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5:42
5:40
5:39
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
24
23
23
22
17
15
17
17
16
15
15
16
15
15
15
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
21
20
18
12
10
8
8
7
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
8
6
8
7
8
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
1138
976
947
780
780
651
651
671
1112
5241
6847
6744
5948
5064
3662
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
5
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.9
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
N
5
Energy kJ
19
14
8
50
16
5
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
6
Energy kJ
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
0.9
NW
4
1.7
W
6
1.8
W
8
2.2
W
8
3
WSW
10
0.9
NNW
5
4
SW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
13
0.7
NNW
4
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SSW
12
Energy kJ
59
29
25
83
26
239
358
638
1658
36
6095
12576
10481
18
4487
4180
3922
3313
3330
3575
3399
3179
2732
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
3
1
2
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
135
556
556
238
237
237
238
244
244
548
688
616
795
684
684
688
722
722
722
722
722
Best forecast wave conditions in Eyre Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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