Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thistle Island (False Creek) today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thistle Island (False Creek) at 9AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 23s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Thistle Island (False Creek). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Tue night, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1267 | 1249 | 1693 | 1787 | 2032 | 1672 | 1486 | 1124 | 1124 | 1104 | 1777 | 1737 | 1417 | 1070 | 929 | 748 | 739 | 644 | 720 | 724 | 704 | 608 | 2415 | 972 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:06AM0.96m | 3:44PM0.82m | 4:31AM1.01m | 3:58PM0.71m | 4:59AM1.01m | 4:05PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48PM-0.01m | 10:11AM0.18m | 9:59PM-0.00m | 10:47AM0.24m | 10:10PM0.02m | 11:26AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1267 | 1249 | 1693 | 1787 | 2032 | 1672 | 1486 | 1124 | 1124 | 630 | 1777 | 1737 | 1417 | 1070 | 929 | 748 | 739 | 644 | 720 | 724 | 704 | 606 | 380 | 801 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 26 | S 11 | SSW 24 | SW 23 | SSW 23 | SSW 21 | SSW 22 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | WNW 6 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | SW 21 | SW 19 | — | SW 19 |
| kJ | 13 | 114 | 55 | 140 | 202 | 404 | 265 | 774 | 758 | 1104 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 154 | 293 | — | 376 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 26 | — | S 11 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | — | 116 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 32 | 7 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 32 | 17 | 54 | 188 | 367 | 485 | 608 | 2415 | 972 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 131 | 76 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 135 | 227 | 227 | 243 | 240 | 244 | 616 | 616 | 255 | 84 |
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