Tivives Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Tivives over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, we’ve got a decent little run of clean surf to kick things off. The pattern is a classic Tivives picture: mostly small, long-period SW groundswells, with mornings offering the best chance of glassy conditions before the afternoon onshores and t-storms kick in. The water is a warm 86°F with the anomaly of 3°F, so it’s a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. That feels proper tropical.

The standout window is the upcoming Saturday morning, August 29th. We’ve got a clean 3 ft swell from the SW with a very long 16-second period, and the early wind is light from the NNW, blowing cross-offshore. That combined wave energy is moderate (458) and with the swell direction coming from the SW – right in the sweet spot for what Tivives likes – this is the pick of the weekend. It’s worth noting that Tivives is inconsistent, so don’t expect non-stop action, but when it comes through here under those conditions, it’ll be worth the paddle. Crowds are sometimes a factor here, so keep that in mind.

Sunday morning August 30th also looks good – glassy again, with 3 ft of SSW swell at 15 seconds. The combined energy is moderate (363) and it’ll be clean early, another solid morning session.

By Monday August 31st into Tuesday morning September 1st, the swell drops a little to 2 ft, and the period shortens slightly, but that glassy morning wind holds through Tuesday the 1st. It’s small but fun, and the energy is dropping into the low 200s – weak but still worth a paddle for the longboard or a foily.

We hit a bit of a flat spot mid-week. Wednesday September 2nd and Thursday the 3rd have very small, very long-period swell (1 ft - 2 ft with period up to 19 seconds), but those are not giving you push at a beach break like this – it’ll be weak and hard to connect. The combined energy is weak (170-252). These days are mainly a paddle and a wait.

Now, the next real standout is Friday morning September 4th. Look at that – 3 ft of SW swell, 17-second period, clean and glassy with combined energy hitting moderate-strong (571). The swell direction matches perfectly. This is as promising as it gets for the outlook. Saturday the 5th is a very close second with 3 ft and 16 seconds, also glassy – that’s the biggest size we see in the whole window, and combined energy is moderate-strong (582).

From there, we see a steady run of small but clean glassy mornings through the 6th, 10th, and 11th of September, with combined energy in the moderate range. September 9th morning has a cross-offshore wind and a 2 ft, 16-second SSW swell – that’s another nice clean option (294 combined energy). The second week stays consistent with the pattern, though the pulse starts to fade by the 12th into the 13th with combined energy dropping below 200.

Overall, your moves are Saturday August 29th morning, Sunday August 30th morning, then Friday September 4th and Saturday September 5th. Those are your standouts in this window. The afternoons are a dead loss across the board – strong onshores and t-storms make a mess of it.

Stay stoked.
- Rusty

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