Surf Forecasts:
Tivives surf forecast from 3 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 7 Aug, 9PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 3PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period, SSW swell with 263 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 3 Aug, 9PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s 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 Monday (Aug 03) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tivives in the next 16 days are 0.8m 15s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) 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+) | 9PM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 9PM (Fri 7th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 3PM (Sat 8th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tivives over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, listen up. Rusty here with the outlook for Tivives. It’s a bit of a mixed bag over the next couple of weeks, so let’s get into it.
First off, Monday morning, the 3rd of August, is a real tease. The water’s already a touch warmer than normal at 86°, and it’s dead glassy with a clean little 1ft SSW groundswell, but the energy is weak (136). It’s surfable, but it’s just a whisper. After that, it gets messy. The whole week from Monday afternoon through to the following weekend is a write-off for anything decent. We’ve got a lot of afternoon thunderstorms and onshore winds chopping up the small, short-period swell. It’s mostly poor surf conditions, with only a few early mornings offering a glimmer of hope. The consistency is listed as "inconsistent," and that’s the truth for this stretch.
The first real standout on the horizon is Saturday morning, the 15th of August. The forecast is calling for clear skies and clean conditions with a cross-offshore breeze from the NNW. The swell is a modest 3ft out of the SSW with a period of 16 seconds, which is a long-period groundswell. The combined energy is moderate (396). This is worth paddling out for. It’s a small, clean, long-period swell, which at Tivives, a fairly exposed break, should offer some fun, lined-up waves. Crowds are possible here, so don’t expect to have it to yourself.
Then, the very next day, Sunday the 16th of August, is another cracker. We’re looking at a glassy morning with a WNW wind, and the swell is holding at 3ft from the SSW, but the period is a solid 15 seconds. The combined energy is even stronger at (403). With glassy conditions and that groundswell, Tivives will be at its best. This is the pick of the entire forecast. After that, it looks like we’ll get a few more clean mornings, like Tuesday the 18th of August, but the energy drops off a bit.
So, the long and short of it: you’ve got a long gap of poor, small surf until the 15th. The standouts are the mornings of the 15th and 16th of August. That’s your window. Don’t bother with the rest.
Rusty.
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Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
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 kJ | 70 | 55 | 87 | 99 | 96 | 69 | 64 | 64 | 78 | 63 | 70 | 106 | 98 | 119 | 147 | 144 | 263 | 188 | 160 | 158 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 6:06PM2.53m | 6:29AM2.73m | 6:47PM2.45m | 7:11AM2.70m | 7:33PM2.35m | 7:58AM2.64m | 8:28PM2.26m | 8:55AM2.58m | 9:33PM2.19m | 10:02AM2.53m | 10:48PM2.19m | 11:15AM2.55m | 00:04AM2.29m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:04PM0.45m | 00:11AM0.39m | 12:45PM0.47m | 00:51AM0.46m | 1:31PM0.50m | 1:36AM0.54m | 2:24PM0.55m | 2:30AM0.62m | 3:26PM0.58m | 3:36AM0.69m | 4:37PM0.58m | 4:51AM0.69m | 5:49PM0.50m | ||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 5:59 | — |
mm | — | 3 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 4 | 14 | 2 | 15 | 13 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 54 | 55 | 87 | 99 | 96 | 69 | 64 | 64 | 78 | 60 | 58 | 106 | 98 | 70 | 57 | 144 | 263 | 188 | 160 | 158 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 70 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 36 | 29 | 63 | 42 | 60 | 68 | 119 | 147 | 55 | 39 | 38 | 23 | 21 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | S 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 12 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 70 | 64 | 61 | 61 | 57 | 56 | 67 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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