Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thistle Island (False Creek) today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thistle Island (False Creek) at 4AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Thistle Island (False Creek). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue night, fresh winds from the E by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 646 | 669 | 587 | 578 | 505 | 471 | 366 | 411 | 411 | 466 | 268 | 749 | 1634 | 2088 | 2515 | 2911 | 3135 | 3135 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:44AM1.39m | 3:50PM0.47m | 4:09AM1.41m | 3:58PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49PM0.02m | 10:51AM-0.01m | 9:02PM-0.01m | 11:24AM0.06m | 9:15PM-0.03m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 646 | 669 | 587 | 578 | 505 | 471 | 366 | 411 | 411 | 466 | 268 | 749 | 1634 | 2088 | 2515 | 2911 | 3135 | 3135 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 14 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 81 | 246 | 400 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | SE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 9 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 84 | 121 | 78 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 131 |
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