Surf Forecasts:
Thistle Island (False Creek) surf forecast from 6 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 6 Jun, 6PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 13 Jun, 12PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period, SW swell with 8,220 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 6 Jun, 6PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 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 (Jun 06) at 6PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.0m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 1.7m and 19s. 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 4.0m 17s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 13) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Jun 10) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6PM (Sat 6th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 6PM (Sat 6th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Sat 13th Jun) | 13ft (4.0m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Thistle Island (False Creek) over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, strong winds from the N by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4436 | 6022 | 5645 | 4598 | 3548 | 3074 | 3371 | 2258 | 1340 | 721 | 1765 | 1708 | 4100 | 3996 | 6599 | 5962 | 3912 | 1876 | 721 | 501 | 1827 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:48PM1.09m | 5:18AM0.42m | 5:19PM0.94m | 6:53AM0.43m | 5:47PM0.77m | 11:39AM0.56m | 5:31PM0.58m | 11:32AM0.73m | 11:10PM0.42m | 12:01PM0.91m | 1:05AM0.39m | 12:32PM1.08m | 1:55AM0.36m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM0.19m | 9:55AM0.27m | 1:07AM0.24m | 10:17AM0.40m | 2:01AM0.28m | 1:04PM0.56m | 3:06AM0.31m | 7:32PM0.38m | 4:06AM0.32m | 7:53PM0.21m | 4:50AM0.31m | 8:23PM0.08m | |||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
 | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | NE 5 | SSW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 4436 | 6022 | 5645 | 4598 | 3548 | 3074 | 3371 | 2258 | 1340 | 721 | 1765 | 1708 | 7 | 1508 | 6599 | 5962 | 3912 | 1876 | 721 | 501 | 467 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | W 7 | SSW 18 | W 8 | W 9 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 4 | 404 | 32 | 57 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 567 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 223 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 5 | WNW 8 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 31 | 16 | 40 | 56 | 66 | 98 | 4100 | 3996 | — | — | — | 8 | 61 | 392 | 1827 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 135 | 135 | 34 | 135 | 240 | 240 | 806 | 990 | 804 | 73 | 76 | 131 | 34 | 135 | 556 | 39 |
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