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Lat Long: 34.97° S 136.10° E

Thistle Island (False Creek) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thistle Island (False Creek) sea temperature is
17.2°C
2.0° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thistle Island (False Creek) at 3PM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (22 Oct)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (22 Oct)8ft (2.5m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu morning, strong winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
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4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.5
SW
18
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3559
3301
3301
2692
2130
4184
3954
4090
3996
3808
3929
3714
3499
3499
3326
3130
2944
3171
3211
5069
3326
2972
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
N
5
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
ESE
15
E
25
S
40
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
off
off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:05PM0.78m
2:25AM0.76m
1:47PM0.78m
2:28AM0.92m
2:22PM0.76m
Low Tide
7:29AM0.46m
7:55PM0.11m
8:06AM0.30m
8:03PM0.09m
8:40AM0.16m
8:13PM0.08m
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light rain
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Temp °C
16
18
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20
21
21
18
16
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15
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14
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Feels °C
14
16
20
18
18
19
19
15
13
12
11
11
9
9
10
10
10
11
10
6
7
9
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