Thistle Island (False Creek) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.97° S 136.10° E

Thistle Island (False Creek) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Thistle Island (False Creek) sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.3° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thistle Island (False Creek) at 8PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (06 Aug)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sun morning).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
2
3
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2.3
SW
17
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
17
2.4
SW
17
2.4
SW
17
2.3
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1504
1940
3039
3199
3441
3736
3784
3543
3583
3399
3231
3111
2357
2299
2413
2481
2294
2326
2263
1862
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNW
30
N
35
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:14PM0.48m
7:14AM0.91m
9:58AM0.92m
Low Tide
1:37PM0.47m
10:26PM0.10m
9:49PM0.07m
9:13PM0.02m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:46
5:47
 mm
4
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
15
16
16
14
14
13
13
13
17
18
16
15
Feels °C
12
12
12
12
11
9
8
7
9
10
11
9
7
8
8
8
13
12
13
12
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