Surf Forecasts:
Tivives surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 9AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 6PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period, SSW swell with 525 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 27 Aug, 9PM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSW 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 Thursday (Aug 27) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.3m and 18s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tivives in the next 16 days are 1.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9PM (Thu 27th Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) 18s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 20s |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tivives over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here with the Imperial take. Let’s see what’s shakin’ for the next couple weeks. Some sweet windows are comin’, but you gotta time it right.
The first decent chance is the morning of Thursday the 27th at Tivives. Small but super long-period groundswell from the SW – 1ft, 18-second period. Water’s a bit warmer than normal at 86°, and that north breeze is blowin’ light cross-off, keepin’ it clean. Not gonna be a big session, but those long lines will be smooth as butter.
Friday the 28th morning, the swell picks up a touch to 2ft from the SW, still clean with a light NNW breeze. Then Saturday the 29th morning is the first true standout. Glassy, dead calm, and the swell jumps to a clean 3ft from the SW, period at a solid 16 seconds. The combined energy sits at 460, so there’s proper push behind it. That morning’s gonna be special – clean little peelers.
That glassy streak holds through Sunday the 30th morning, too – same 3ft, SSW swell, with offshore air. A killer run for Tivives.
Monday the 31st morning is still surfable, 2ft and glassy, but the energy is droppin’ to 209, so it’s weaker.
Then we hit a dry spell. From Monday afternoon through the 3rd of September, it's onshore and messy. Not worth gettin’ wet.
The big second window fires up Friday the 4th of September. Dead calm, glassy, with a clean 3ft SW swell, period at 17 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 568 – that’s proper juice for this spot. That morning is the best on offer, flat out. Saturday the 5th morning is also glassy and 3ft.
Wednesday the 9th, Thursday the 10th, and Friday the 11th all have clean, glassy mornings with swells around 2 to 3ft. Good conditions, but the real magic is the 4th and 5th.
Rusty, out.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | SW 18 | S 7 | SW 18 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 43 | 80 | 186 | 107 | 449 | 386 | 447 | 419 | 334 | 325 | 257 | 158 | 154 | 151 | 121 | 117 | 82 | 79 | 111 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:34PM2.53m | 3:02AM2.58m | 3:13PM2.62m | 3:37AM2.72m | 3:49PM2.68m | 4:11AM2.82m | 4:26PM2.70m | 4:46AM2.88m | 5:03PM2.68m | 5:22AM2.89m | 5:42PM2.62m | 6:01AM2.85m | 6:25PM2.53m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48PM0.41m | 9:07AM0.50m | 9:23PM0.32m | 9:44AM0.38m | 9:57PM0.27m | 10:21AM0.30m | 10:31PM0.25m | 10:58AM0.26m | 11:07PM0.26m | 11:37AM0.26m | 11:45PM0.31m | 12:19PM0.30m | 00:27AM0.40m | ||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
 | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — |
mm | — | 6 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 31 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 35 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 43 | 43 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 449 | 386 | 447 | 419 | 334 | 325 | 257 | 47 | 79 | 79 | 58 | 43 | 62 | 62 | 65 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 78 | 31 | 80 | 125 | 107 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 158 | 154 | 151 | 121 | 117 | 82 | 57 | 96 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 8 | 17 | 12 | 186 | 97 | 21 | 39 | 37 | 18 | 48 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 33 | 31 | 50 | 79 | 111 | 67 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 7 | 35 | 193 | 0 |
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