Surf Forecasts:
Tivives surf forecast from 15 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 15 Aug, 3AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period, SW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 15 Aug, 6AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period, SSW swell with 452 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 15 Aug, 3AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW 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 Saturday (Aug 15) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 17s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tivives in the next 16 days are 0.9m 16s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 17s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tivives over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s talk inches and pounds. For Tivives, the water’s a balmy 87°F right now, which is running about 4°F warmer than normal for the time of year.
The pattern overall is a lot of small, inconsistent energy, but there are a couple of windows where the whole picture lines up for a good session. After the 16th, we hit a long, slow stretch with very few rippable waves until the end of the month.
Friday the 14th of August is nothing doing – a messy 0.7m (2ft) SW swell with thunderstorms. Skip it.
Saturday the 15th is hands-down the best of the run. The morning is the pick: a clean, glassy 0.9m (3ft) SSW groundswell with a long 16-second period making it powerful for the size. The combined energy is solid (585), and the light NW breeze keeps it glassy. This is the session to wake up for.
Sunday the 16th morning still has a clean 0.7m (2ft) SW swell, but it's a touch smaller. The next real quality window is the morning of Friday the 21st of August: a clean 1.0m (3ft) south swell with a light offshore breeze from the NE. That 11-second period will give it some push, and the south direction works well here.
After that, from the 18th through the 20th and then right through the 22nd to the 29th, it’s thin. The swell is tiny (0.3m to 0.9m), the energy readings are weak (often in the 100-200 range, and as low as 84), and the onshore wind and afternoon t-storms ruin most windows. The occasional clean morning just leaves you staring at ankle-biters. It’s not surfable in any meaningful way.
Saturday the 15th morning is the one to go for. The morning of the 21st is a long-range promise, but far less certain. For the rest of the time, I’d be looking for something else to do. The surf just isn’t there for Tivives after the first few days.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||
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 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 316 | 439 | 447 | 367 | 353 | 220 | 217 | 217 | 180 | 178 | 175 | 138 | 151 | 164 | 123 | 101 | 126 | 99 | 101 | 233 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:06PM2.94m | 4:34AM3.04m | 4:51PM2.89m | 5:16AM3.01m | 5:34PM2.78m | 5:57AM2.92m | 6:17PM2.63m | 6:38AM2.77m | 7:00PM2.46m | 7:20AM2.60m | 7:45PM2.27m | 8:04AM2.42m | 8:35PM2.10m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:18PM-0.00m | 10:45AM0.13m | 11:00PM0.05m | 11:29AM0.17m | 11:42PM0.17m | 12:13PM0.27m | 00:23AM0.33m | 12:56PM0.40m | 1:04AM0.51m | 1:41PM0.55m | 1:48AM0.69m | 2:30PM0.70m | 2:37AM0.85m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
 | 5:57 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:53 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | 3 | 8 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 20 | 9 |
Temp °C | 31 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 11 |
| kJ | 166 | 439 | 447 | 367 | 353 | 72 | 59 | 62 | 142 | 137 | 111 | 118 | 118 | 96 | 96 | 101 | 126 | 99 | 101 | 233 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 316 | 136 | 138 | 134 | 174 | 220 | 217 | 217 | 180 | 178 | 175 | 138 | 129 | 164 | 123 | 84 | 80 | 71 | 57 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 11 | WSW 7 | S 21 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 33 | — | — | — | 24 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 151 | 11 | 2 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 87 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 121 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 128 | 0 | 7 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 0 |
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