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Thistle Island (False Creek) Surf Forecast
/ SA – Eyre Peninsula (19 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Thistle Island (False Creek) surfForecast / SA – Eyre Peninsula / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Saturday 30 May 2026 ACSTForecast 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
17.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Thistle Island (False Creek) today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thistle Island (False Creek) at 6AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Thistle Island (False Creek). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, near gales from the WNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 9 | W 11 | |
390 | 443 | 1474 | 1402 | 1553 | 1621 | 1411 | 1201 | 1246 | 1223 | 1154 | 1109 | 828 | 1699 | 1700 | 1596 | 1182 | 1062 | 876 | 655 | 539 | 461 | 1185 | 2311 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:45AM0.49m | 1:34PM1.20m | 2:09AM0.49m | 1:58PM1.27m | 2:29AM0.48m | 2:24PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35AM0.19m | 8:46PM0.03m | 7:00AM0.15m | 9:12PM0.01m | 7:25AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
— | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 7 | SW 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
 kJ | 208 | 282 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 27 | 10 | — | — | — | 1154 | 1109 | 828 | 1699 | 1700 | 1596 | 1182 | 1062 | 876 | 655 | 539 | 461 | 317 | 126 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SW 18 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | WNW 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 31 | 277 | — | — | 93 | — | — | 14 | 35 | 21 | 12 | 181 | 190 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 18 | 5 | 158 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 9 | W 11 |
| kJ | 390 | 443 | 1474 | 1402 | 1553 | 1621 | 1411 | 1201 | 1246 | 1223 | 990 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 19 | 40 | 72 | 60 | 130 | 341 | 1185 | 2311 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 616 | 666 | 240 | 616 | 616 | 795 | 795 | 807 | 795 | 807 | 431 | 234 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 135 | 240 | 240 | 722 | 740 | 990 | 244 | 548 |
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