Tivives Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking.

We’re in for a long, drawn-out run of small, inconsistent surf at Tivives. The next couple of weeks are mostly characterised by tiny, weak swells and a lot of onshore wind in the afternoons. The good news is that there’s a handful of mornings that look clean, but you’ll have to be patient. The real standout is a solid burst of energy arriving around the middle of the second week, but it’s a long way off.

The first few days are pretty ordinary. Thursday the 6th and Friday the 7th offer glassy mornings with swell around 2ft to 3ft from the S, but the energy is weak (229–284) and the period is short to average. You’ll get a wave, but it’s nothing to write home about. Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th are similar, with a bit more period (14–16 seconds) but still tiny.

Monday the 10th through Wednesday the 12th see a gradual increase in energy. The morning of Wednesday the 12th is a real highlight: glassy conditions, 2ft swell from the SSW at 16 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 372 – that’s moderate. It’s the best of the first week, but still small.

Then we hit a dry patch. Thursday the 13th and Friday the 14th mornings are glassy but the swell is tiny. The afternoon winds are a problem throughout.

Now, the real standout comes on Friday the 14th morning. The swell is 2ft from the SW with a very long period of 19 seconds, and the combined energy is a solid 473. Glassy conditions. That is the best-looking session on offer – a proper groundswell that will hold up well at Tivives, which is fairly exposed to the SW. It’s a Wednesday morning, so crowds are only possible, not guaranteed. This is the one to circle. Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th mornings are also good, with energy in the 400s and similar 3ft to 3ft SSW swell, but the period drops a little.

Monday the 17th morning is still clean with 2ft from the SSW at 14 seconds, energy 303 – a solid, surfable option for the intermediate surfer.

After that, the energy fades again. The end of the run on Friday the 21st morning shows another spike: 3ft from the SSW at 16 seconds with energy 491, and glassy wind. That’s a promising one, but it’s a long way out.

Overall, the best surf is on the mornings of Wednesday the 12th, Friday the 14th, and Friday the 21st. The 14th is the standout – that long period SW groundswell with glassy conditions is the pick of the bunch. The water temperature? Feels about average for this time of year.

Rusty.

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