Tivives Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

So, for the next couple of weeks, Tivives is the only spot firing, and it’s a tale of two stories every day: glassy mornings that are worth dragging yourself out of bed for, and then choppy, blown-out afternoons you’d be better off spending on the beach with a cold one. The overall energy across the period is mostly in the moderate range, with combined swell energies bouncing between 115 and 592 – a few mornings tipping into that stronger zone.

Right off the bat, Tuesday the 1st, it’s small but clean. We’ve got about 2ft of SSW swell at 12 seconds, and that glassy morning wind means it’s rideable. Crowds are only sometimes an issue, so you might have it fairly quiet. The water is running at 86°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – nice.

Thursday morning, the 3rd, the swell drops a little to about 2ft but bumps up to a 16-second period out of the SW. That’s a proper long-period groundswell, meaning better shaped waves but longer lulls between sets. Still glassy though.

The real standout in this whole outlook is Friday morning, September 4th. The swell pushes up to about 3ft from the SW, a solid 17-second period, and combined energy hits a strong 517. That’s real punch for the size. With glassy conditions and that long-period groundswell, it’s going to have some nice, clean lines – though at a beach break like Tivives, very long-period swell can straighten out a bit, so take that into account. Saturday the 5th and Sunday the 6th mornings are similar – about 3ft and 3ft, both glassy, with energy in the high 300s to 560s. Those three mornings are the best on offer.

From the 7th onwards, the mornings stay clean but the swell backs off. You’ll see 2ft to 3ft on the glassy mornings, with periods dipping to 13 to 16 seconds. It’s surfable, still fun for a log or a fish, but nothing to write home about. By the second week, from around the 12th to the 16th, we’re down to 1ft to 2ft. The mornings are still glassy, but the size is small and it’s pretty ordinary. Afternoon storms and cross-onshore winds kill it every time.

Honestly, if you’re keen, you’ve got a decent run of mornings from the 1st through the 11th, and that Friday the 4th through Sunday the 6th window is your best bet for the most juice. After that, it gets thin.

Rusty.

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