Tivives Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, checkin’ in with a look at what’s ahead for Tivives. It’s a mixed bag, to be honest. We’ve got some nice, clean windows, but the swell is staying pretty small and the afternoons are getting wrecked by storms and onshore wind almost every day.

The water here is sitting at a warm 86°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – feels like a bath, which is nice for a long session.

Right now, the first real chance to get wet kicks off Thursday morning the 10th. There’s a glassy 3ft SSW groundswell rolling in with a very long 18-second period. The energy is moderate (435), but it’s going to be clean and lined up. Tivives is an inconsistent spot, and this is a long-period swell, so expect those long lulls between sets, but when they come, the shape should be there. This is the standout morning of the whole outlook.

Friday the 11th is another early morning option, with a glassy 2ft SW swell and a 16-second period (312 energy). It’s a bit smaller, but the lack of any wind makes it super tempting for a dawny.

After that, the size drops off. Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th have glassy mornings with 2ft and 2ft swell, but the energy is getting weaker (181-164). By Monday the 14th, we’re down to a tiny 1ft swell, though the period is a very long 19 seconds. The mornings continue to offer clean, glassy conditions right through the middle of the month, but the wave height is just barely surfable.

There’s a bit of a jump in energy around the 20th of September, with a 2ft SSW swell and a long 19-second period pushing the energy up to 394. The problem is the wind is howling from the SE at 15 mph, making a mess of it. That one is a write-off for a paddle, looks more like a kite session.

The last real standout is Monday morning the 21st of September. We get a glassy 2ft SSW groundswell with an 18-second period and 279 energy. Another clean, long-period morning, but with that small size.

Honestly, for this run, you want to be on the water between dawn and about 10 AM. The afternoons are a no-go. The best of the best is definitely Thursday the 10th and Friday the 11th mornings. After that, it’s a game of small, clean scraps until the very end of the window.

Rusty.

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