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Lat Long: 34.97° S 136.10° E

Thistle Island (False Creek) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Thistle Island (False Creek) sea temperature is
16.0°C
1.2° 

Thistle Island (False Creek) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Thistle Island (False Creek) today (30 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thistle Island (False Creek) at 8PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)--
Afternoon (30 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (30 Sep)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon).

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
2
3
4
4
4
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
15
2
SW
15
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.5
SSW
15
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1517
1460
1634
1613
1730
1588
1399
1343
1325
2232
1521
1542
1718
1933
1958
2242
2322
2490
2264
2805
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
25
WSW
15
SSW
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
NE
5
NW
15
N
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
30
S
35
SSE
30
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:17PM0.56m
3:54AM1.30m
3:20PM0.47m
4:20AM1.25m
3:07PM0.42m
Low Tide
8:51PM-0.03m
10:56AM0.18m
8:58PM-0.04m
11:37AM0.30m
9:01PM-0.04m
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cloud
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
18
15
15
16
16
16
17
16
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
Feels °C
18
15
14
13
16
15
17
16
13
11
12
13
10
9
9
8
9
8
8
8
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