Surf Forecasts:
Thistle Island (False Creek) surf forecast from 15 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 21 Oct, 7PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 22 Oct, 10PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period, SW swell with 4,614 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 17 Oct, 4PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Thistle Island (False Creek) this week:
The surf forecast for Thistle Island (False Creek) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 17) at 4PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Thistle Island (False Creek) in the next 16 days are 3.5m 15s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 22) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 6s period and expected on Monday (Oct 19) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4PM (Sat 17th Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Wed 21st Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Thu 22nd Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Thistle Island (False Creek) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 491 | 307 | 362 | 265 | 124 | 177 | 171 | 318 | 466 | 821 | 1899 | 1480 | 1262 | 1083 | 846 | 659 | 586 | 552 | 1644 | 2917 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:54AM1.25m | 4:29PM0.49m | 5:20AM1.17m | 4:29PM0.44m | 5:48AM1.07m | 3:55PM0.40m | 6:18AM0.94m | 7:01AM0.79m | 11:59AM0.74m | 2:50AM0.64m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51PM0.00m | 11:57AM0.19m | 10:03PM0.03m | 12:34PM0.28m | 10:08PM0.07m | 1:40PM0.38m | 9:59PM0.12m | 9:19PM0.16m | 8:19PM0.16m | 7:56PM0.13m | ||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | 7:38 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 491 | 307 | 362 | 265 | 98 | 177 | 171 | 318 | 466 | 821 | 1899 | 1480 | 1262 | 1083 | 846 | 659 | 586 | 552 | 1644 | 2917 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 21 | SE 4 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 6 | SE 4 | — | — | E 5 | — | NE 5 | SW 4 | SSW 24 | SW 5 | SSW 19 | SW 12 | — |
| kJ | 45 | 9 | 4 | 37 | 124 | 71 | 51 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 6 | 15 | 54 | 11 | 332 | 232 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | S 21 | SW 20 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | NE 4 | SW 21 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 117 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | E 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | W 4 | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 76 | 86 | 57 | 7 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 135 | 135 | 76 | 240 | 237 | 616 | 74 | 74 | 0 | 78 |
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