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Thistle Island (False Creek) Surf Forecast
/ SA – Eyre Peninsula (19 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Thistle Island (False Creek) surfForecast / SA – Eyre Peninsula / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 ACSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Thistle Island (False Creek) today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thistle Island (False Creek) at 1AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Thistle Island (False Creek). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | |
264 | 314 | 291 | 375 | 266 | 305 | 301 | 245 | 221 | 292 | 334 | 352 | 1320 | 1580 | 1527 | 1327 | 1211 | 1246 | 1171 | 1171 | 1176 | 1089 | 1148 | 1939 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 1:14AM0.48m | 1:10PM1.11m | 1:45AM0.49m | 1:34PM1.20m | 2:09AM0.49m | 1:58PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59PM0.18m | 6:08AM0.22m | 8:22PM0.09m | 6:35AM0.19m | 8:46PM0.03m | 7:00AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 7 | S 19 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 264 | 314 | 291 | 375 | 266 | 305 | 301 | 245 | 221 | 212 | 208 | 205 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 10 | — | — | — | 31 | 1089 | 1148 | 1939 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 8 | SW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SW 18 | — |
| kJ | 79 | 77 | 61 | 10 | 68 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 50 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 16 | 17 | 32 | 10 | 23 | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 15 | 34 | 82 | 113 | 168 | 292 | 334 | 352 | 1320 | 1580 | 1527 | 1327 | 1211 | 1246 | 1171 | 1171 | 1176 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 34 | 73 | 39 | 73 | 237 | 556 | 237 | 616 | 244 | 244 | 135 | 237 | 795 | 795 | 795 | 795 | 795 | 804 | 804 | 431 | 304 | 39 | 34 |
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