Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thistle Island (False Creek) today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thistle Island (False Creek) at 4AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Thistle Island (False Creek). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3842 | 3933 | 3766 | 3818 | 4097 | 4153 | 3975 | 3899 | 3670 | 3331 | 3176 | 2529 | 2089 | 1823 | 1556 | 1280 | 1127 | 1127 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:58AM1.19m | 3:36PM0.62m | 4:22AM1.17m | 3:43PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14PM-0.03m | 10:38AM0.16m | 9:25PM-0.01m | 11:10AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 3842 | 3933 | 3766 | 3818 | 4097 | 4153 | 3975 | 3899 | 3670 | 3331 | 3176 | 2529 | 2089 | 1823 | 1556 | 1280 | 1127 | 1127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 24 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 121 | 121 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 34 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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