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 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thistle Island (False Creek) sea temperature is
15.2°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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thistle Island (False Creek) at 11AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (28 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Evening (28 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
18
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
20
1.4
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
18
2.1
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4434
4284
4137
3417
2941
2721
2374
1808
1421
1289
1179
1064
804
690
680
613
546
456
591
679
689
2299
2517
2611
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:40AM0.69m
2:20PM1.13m
2:55AM0.80m
2:44PM1.07m
3:13AM0.91m
3:07PM0.98m
Low Tide
8:00AM0.14m
8:59PM-0.05m
8:35AM0.08m
9:11PM-0.04m
9:09AM0.06m
9:22PM-0.03m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:02
6:04
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
14
15
14
Feels °C
15
15
16
15
14
14
15
14
13
12
11
11
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
9
10
11
12
10
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Thistle Island (False Creek) surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest