Thistle Island (False Creek) surfForecast / SA – Eyre Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 ACST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thistle Island (False Creek) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Thistle Island (False Creek) sea temperature is
18.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Thistle Island (False Creek) today?

The current surf forecast for Thistle Island (False Creek) at 5AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (22 Apr)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
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4
4
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.9
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)161616161514141413131313131313121212121314131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)124011941101883773752146318911804187620321804168415411185860700570471552595569560552
Wind
(km/h)
30
N
25
WSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
10
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:10AM
0.39
4:21PM
1.26
3:04AM
0.38
4:47PM
1.14
2:25AM
0.39
5:12PM
0.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:16PM
0.20
8:44AM
-0.05
11:54PM
0.30
8:53AM
-0.01
12:59AM
0.38
8:53AM
0.05
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise---6:54-------6:54-------6:54----
Sunset-----5:53-------5:52-------5:51--
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C261916161615151615151617192323272625232224252526
Feels °C (?)191612131311111312121515171921222019161518202021
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