Tivives Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mate, Rusty here. Let's get straight into it. We've got a small window of waves on the cards for Tivives, but it's a mixed bag at best, so keep your expectations in check.

The start of the period sees a pulse of long-period, groundswell energy filling in. It's not huge, but it's clean. The water is sitting at a touch over 86° and is running a bit warmer than normal for this time of year, which is a bonus for the first surf we'll talk about.

Tuesday the 15th kicks things off with a clean but small 1ft SW groundswell. The wind is a light offshore, and conditions are looking clean. It's inconsistent and properly small, so you'll want a longboard and a bit of patience. The combined energy is weak at 244.

We get a bit more size, but the wind turns on us. Wednesday the 16th brings the swell up a notch to a slightly better 2ft, and the morning glass-off is a real treat with light and glassy conditions. This is a high point – a clean, if small, morning session. The energy is up a touch to 311, but still weak.

The rest of the first week is pretty average. Thursday the 17th and Friday the 18th have the swell dropping back, with onshore winds making it messy. It's not looking the part at all. The same goes for Saturday the 19th.

Now, looking ahead a bit. Sunday the 20th is a real standout for the first week. We see a return to cleaner conditions with a morning glass-off and a solid 2ft of SSW groundswell pushing the energy up to 324. It's the best combo of clean and fun we see for a while.

The middle stretch from Monday 21st through to Thursday 24th is pretty grim for the most part. We have swells but the winds are all over the place, cross-on and generally messy. We do have a couple of clean windows, like the morning of Tuesday the 23rd, but the energy is dropping out and the surf is getting weaker, so it's not doing much.

Things look a little more interesting the following week. Friday the 25th shows a quick pulse of short-period, weak swell in the 5ft range, but it's a complete write-off for clean surfing thanks to poor winds. If you were looking at this day, you'd be pretty bummed.

The last weekend dangles a bit of a carrot. Saturday the 26th has a clean glassy start, but the surf is pretty ordinary at 2ft. But then Sunday the 27th morning is the standout of the second week. The swell is back up to a clean 2ft with a 13-second period, and the conditions are glassy. This looks like a proper little window. The energy is a touch lower than the previous week, but it's the most promising outlook.

After that, it fades out. Monday the 28th and Tuesday the 29th just look like poor, onshore mess. There’s nothing out there that's worth a paddle. Tivives is a pretty exposed beach, so sometimes a bit of swell and a clean wind is all we need, but this second week, particularly the start, doesn't offer much at all. A long surf trip isn't on the cards, mate. This is one for the locals with a log, being in the right place at the right time.

Keep an eye on that morning of the 27th, and maybe the 20th and 16th, but don't rearrange your life for it.

Rusty out.

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