Tivives Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what the next couple of weeks are shaping up to be for us at Tivives.

The long story short? We’re looking at a pretty flat and quiet stretch ahead. This isn’t a time for big heroics; it’s a time for longboards, fun boards, and being happy with whatever little gems roll through. The good news is, there are a few windows where the conditions will be clean and glassy, so you can still get your fix.

First up, starting this Friday morning, the 11th, we've got a tiny but clean pulse of swell coming in from the southwest. We're talking a mere 2ft of swell, but the period is a long 16 seconds, which is that lovely groundswell energy. The wind will be almost nothing, a light WNW breeze making it pure glass. It’s small, but the quality will be there for a mellow session. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The weekend looks very similar. Saturday and Sunday mornings will see that same clean, glassy condition with tiny S and SW swells around 2ft. These are really only for getting your log out and enjoying the peace. The afternoons, though, are a different story. The wind swings around to the south and kicks up a cross-onshore chop that will spoil it. Not good.

We’ll have a few more of these small, clean mornings through the middle of next week. The morning of Monday the 14th looks surfable, and then we get a bit of a standout on Wednesday the 16th. The swell stays small at 2ft, but the energy picks up a notch with combined energy readings in the 300s, which is a moderate push. More importantly, the conditions are good all day – both morning and afternoon are showing glassy conditions with almost no wind. That’s a window to watch for some fun, clean little waves.

After that, it gets pretty quiet and ordinary for a stretch. The mornings on the 17th, 18th, and 19th are just small and weak. The afternoons are all blown out by that onshore breeze. There's a promising sign for the morning of Monday, September 21st – it’s completely calm and glassy with a 2ft SSW swell and a long 18-second period, giving us that high energy in the 280s. Again, it's small, but the quality could be there.

Then things get interesting. On the morning of Tuesday the 22nd, we see a bump in size to 5ft, but the period drops right off to a short 8 seconds. That’s a sign of local windswell and sloppy conditions, especially with a cross-shore wind. It’s not for the faint of heart or beginners at that size. However, the *afternoon* of that same day looks much cleaner. The wind dies to glass, and the swell settles to a more manageable 4ft. Still a short period, but cleaner. It could be okay for a late session.

From there, the window basically closes. The last week of September is a write-off as far as good surf goes. Everything is either too small, the wind is wrong, or the conditions are just poor. The energy levels stay low, and there’s no sign of any proper swell.

So, to sum it up: it’s a mellow fortnight. Your best bets are the clean, glassy mornings with the long-period SW swells, particularly this Wednesday the 16th and that Monday morning the 21st. Don’t expect much more than knee-to-waist high perfection. If the wind is up in the afternoons, you might be better off with a kite than a paddle. Keep the expectations low and the stoke high.

Rusty.

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