Surf Forecasts:
Tivives surf forecast from 21 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 21 Aug, 3AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 21 Aug, 3PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period, S swell with 307 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 21 Aug, 3AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tivives this week:
The surf forecast for Tivives over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 21) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 19s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tivives in the next 16 days are 1.1m 11s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 21) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Fri 21st Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Fri 21st Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 3PM (Fri 21st Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tivives over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey, Rusty here. Tivives is the only break on the menu, and it’s a waiting game over the next two and a half weeks. The surf is mostly small or messy, with only a handful of clean windows – and those are short, often just the mornings.
Water temp is about 86°F, a touch warmer than normal for the season – feels like bathwater. The real standout is Saturday August 29th. That morning, the combined swell energy hits a strong 646, with a 1.0ft SSW groundswell at 16 seconds – a long-period pulse. Winds are glassy out of the WNW, making it dead clean. That’s the best session of the whole stretch. Tivives is a fairly exposed river mouth, and that SW swell (right in the sweet spot for direction) should wrap in okay, but with a period over 15 seconds it can straighten out on the beach – look for the river channel for better shape. The spot is inconsistent, so don’t bank on endless sets, but when the waves show, they’ll be quality.
Before that, from Thursday August 20th through Friday August 28th, it’s mostly a write-off – cross-onshore winds and tiny waves. There are a couple of glassy mornings on August 23rd and 24th, but the swell is barely 0.8ft-1ft with weak energy (less than 260). You’d be struggling to find a ride. Not worth the drive.
After the 29th, the pattern stays mellow. Sunday August 30th and Monday August 31st both have glassy mornings with 1ft to 2ft SSW groundswell (14-15 seconds) and combined energy around 300-400. Clean but small. Tuesday September 1st follows the same script – 1ft SSW, 15 seconds, glassy west wind. All these mornings are solid if you missed the 29th.
Into the first week of September, the swell fades. Wednesday the 2nd is glassy but only 1.0ft. Thursday the 3rd has a clean cross-offshore breeze but swell is just 0.7ft. Friday the 4th shows a final spike – 2ft SSW groundswell at 17 seconds with 748 energy – but the wind is a messy cross-shore from the north-west, so it’ll be bumpy and only marginal.
Crowds are a thing at Tivives – it can get busy, especially on those clean weekend mornings. That Saturday the 29th will be popular. Beginners are fine with 2ft waves, but those long-period sets will have some push. No swell goes over 3ft in this window, so it stays manageable for intermediates. Just be patient – it’s a quiet month until that last Saturday.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||
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 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 18 | S 9 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | S 7 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 240 | 260 | 302 | 307 | 235 | 177 | 158 | 120 | 106 | 86 | 127 | 82 | 120 | 107 | 67 | 66 | 95 | 57 | 74 | 99 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:35PM2.10m | 8:56AM2.27m | 9:35PM1.97m | 9:57AM2.17m | 10:47PM1.92m | 11:06AM2.14m | 11:59PM1.96m | 12:12PM2.20m | 00:58AM2.08m | 1:07PM2.30m | 1:46AM2.24m | 1:53PM2.42m | 2:26AM2.41m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:37AM0.85m | 3:28PM0.82m | 3:36AM0.96m | 4:36PM0.87m | 4:46AM1.01m | 5:45PM0.84m | 5:56AM0.98m | 6:43PM0.76m | 6:56AM0.89m | 7:31PM0.64m | 7:45AM0.77m | 8:12PM0.52m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
 | 5:53 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:51 | — |
mm | 9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 |
Temp °C | 30 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 240 | 260 | 302 | 307 | 235 | 177 | 158 | 120 | 106 | 81 | 104 | 80 | 76 | 55 | 53 | 37 | 34 | 31 | 74 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 17 | S 22 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 19 | 15 | 47 | 9 | 52 | 48 | 73 | 37 | 78 | 86 | 127 | 82 | 120 | 107 | 67 | 66 | 95 | 57 | 43 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 19 | — | SW 15 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 14 | — | 35 | 18 | 18 | 38 | 38 | 75 | 35 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 133 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 0 | 1 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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