Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thistle Island (False Creek) today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 18s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thistle Island (False Creek) at 8PM is: 3.5m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Thistle Island (False Creek). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2028 | 2226 | 6024 | 9596 | 11878 | 14292 | 11600 | 13411 | 10997 | 5947 | 4826 | 3736 | 3130 | 2525 | 2577 | 2527 | 3072 | 2336 | 5119 | 7348 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:48PM1.12m | 3:34AM0.40m | 1:26PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01PM-0.02m | 9:01PM-0.04m | 5:54AM0.37m | 9:06PM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | — |
| kJ | 2028 | 2226 | 6024 | 9565 | — | — | — | 13411 | 10997 | 5947 | 4826 | 3736 | 3130 | 2525 | 2577 | 2527 | 3072 | 2336 | 5119 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SW 21 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 1002 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 637 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | N 5 | S 4 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | W 9 | — | SW 17 |
| kJ | 9 | 27 | 12 | 9596 | 11878 | 14292 | 11600 | 9344 | 7814 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 54 | 42 | 83 | 613 | — | 7348 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 34 | 84 | 237 | 623 | 777 | 795 | 795 | 807 | 1131 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 237 | 684 | 616 | 804 | 241 | 244 |
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