Tivives Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cookin' for Tivives.

Alright, the first thing you gotta know is that Tivives is a tricky little number. It's a fairly exposed break that really wants swell from the SW to do its thing, but it's inconsistent, so you can't just rock up and expect waves. The water's a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, coming in at 86°, which is a nice bonus.

The next week and a bit is a real mixed bag of mostly poor conditions, with the afternoons getting hammered by onshore winds and even a risk of thunderstorms. The only real windows of opportunity are the mornings. The best swell energy we see in the whole run is moderate, with a few spikes. For example, the Saturday morning of the 29th has a combined energy of 460, and the Sunday morning of the 30th has 374, but the best quality is on the Friday morning of the 28th with glassy conditions and a 345 energy reading.

The standout run, without a doubt, is the Friday morning, 28th of August. We've got a glassy offshore wind, a 2ft SW groundswell with a very long 20-second period, and a combined energy of 345. That long period from the SW is exactly what Tivives needs, and glassy conditions means it'll be smooth as silk. That's your best bet for a clean, fun session.

After that, the Saturday morning of the 29th and Sunday morning of the 30th also look promising with glassy conditions and a 3ft SSW swell, but the period drops to 16 and 15 seconds respectively. Still good, but not quite as special as that Friday session.

Then we hit a dry spell. The mornings of the 31st and 1st of September are surfable but ordinary, with small swell and onshore winds picking up. The 2nd and 3rd are small and marginal. Things pick up again on the morning of the 4th of September with a glassy, 3ft SW swell and a 17-second period, combined energy hitting 537. That's another solid morning. The 5th and 6th of September mornings are also glassy with 3ft and 3ft SSW swells, but the period is dropping.

The 7th of September morning is ordinary again, and the 8th and 9th are a write-off. But hold on, the morning of the 10th of September is looking promising again with a glassy 3ft SSW swell, a 16-second period, and a combined energy of 567. That's a standout in the second week, but remember, long-range calls are a bit less certain.

So, your best bet is the Friday morning, 28th of August. If you can't make that, the mornings of the 4th and 10th of September are the next ones to circle on the calendar.

Rusty.

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