Surf Forecasts:
Tivives surf forecast from 6 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 8 Jun, 6PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 19s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 8 Jun, 3PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 19s period, SSW swell with 1,788 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 6 Jun, 12AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW 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 (Jun 06) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 17s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tivives in the next 16 days are 1.6m 19s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jun 08) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Sat 6th Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 17s |
| Best Surf | 6PM (Mon 8th Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) 19s |
| Most Powerful | 3PM (Mon 8th Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) 19s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tivives over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 296mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 23 | SSW 21 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 629 | 443 | 742 | 679 | 527 | 387 | 365 | 471 | 804 | 1788 | 1273 | 1230 | 1112 | 628 | 561 | 429 | 276 | 215 | 215 | 156 | 141 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 6:14PM2.40m | 6:52AM2.35m | 6:55PM2.32m | 7:34AM2.35m | 7:41PM2.24m | 8:19AM2.37m | 8:33PM2.19m | 9:09AM2.42m | 9:32PM2.16m | 10:04AM2.50m | 10:36PM2.19m | 11:01AM2.60m | 11:39PM2.27m | 12:00PM2.72m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:33AM0.53m | 12:53PM0.80m | 1:12AM0.61m | 1:41PM0.83m | 1:55AM0.67m | 2:33PM0.83m | 2:43AM0.71m | 3:31PM0.77m | 3:37AM0.72m | 4:32PM0.67m | 4:36AM0.68m | 5:32PM0.53m | 5:37AM0.60m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 |
 | 5:57 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:59 | — | 5:59 |
mm | 6 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 77 | 117 | 26 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 629 | 443 | 742 | 679 | 527 | 387 | 305 | 346 | 269 | 1788 | 1273 | 1230 | 1112 | 628 | 561 | 429 | 276 | 215 | 215 | 156 | 141 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SSW 24 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 181 | 229 | 299 | 11 | 11 | 64 | 184 | 366 | 804 | 188 | 97 | 47 | 37 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | SSW 16 | S 26 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 21 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | — | WSW 7 | S 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 20 | — | — | 229 | 13 | 56 | 365 | 471 | 285 | 61 | — | — | — | 10 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 107 | 106 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 187 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 289 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 0 | 1 |
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The above surf forecast table for Tivives provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Tivives can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Tivives surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Tivives) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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