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 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thistle Island (False Creek) sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.4° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thistle Island (False Creek) at 9PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)--
Afternoon (17 Jul)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (17 Jul)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.7
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1845
1651
1289
1124
928
886
849
647
628
495
488
431
418
398
374
281
338
711
1111
1052
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:57AM0.62m
3:46PM1.06m
4:27AM0.70m
4:06PM0.93m
Low Tide
10:22PM0.05m
9:19AM0.16m
10:35PM0.06m
10:00AM0.23m
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:32
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
16
15
16
16
15
14
14
16
16
16
Feels °C
8
10
12
10
9
8
8
8
9
10
13
11
12
11
10
9
9
12
12
12
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