Surf Forecasts:
Tivives surf forecast from 3 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 3 Sep, 9PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 4 Sep, 12PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period, SSW swell with 522 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 2 Sep, 9PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW 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 Wednesday (Sep 02) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tivives in the next 16 days are 0.9m 17s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 04) at 12PM. 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+) | 9PM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 9PM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Fri 4th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tivives over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break it down.
We’ve got a long run of small, clean swells coming into Tivives. Nothing overhead, but plenty of mornings with flat-calm conditions that make a 1-2ft wave feel way more fun than it looks.
Water temp is 86°, a touch warmer than average for this time of year, so you’re swimming in a warm bath.
Wednesday morning (Sept 2nd) kicks things off. Tivives (Puntarenas) has a 1ft SSW groundswell, 13-second period, glassy as can be. Combined energy is only 115, real weak, but it’s clean. Get out early – by afternoon the cross-onshore wind and t-storm risk wreck it.
Thursday morning (3rd) is glass again. Swell is 2ft from the SW, period up to 16 seconds, energy at 231. Still small, still clean. Friday morning (4th) is the one to circle. Swell hits 3ft from the SW, 17-second period, energy jumps to 505 – the strongest in the whole outlook. Dead calm. That’s the best morning of the bunch.
Saturday morning (5th) keeps the run going: 3ft SSW, 16-second period, glassy, energy at 565. Another gem. Every afternoon turns choppy with that south wind and storms, so mornings are the move.
Into the second week, it’s the same rhythm. Sunday (6th) morning glass with 3ft. Monday (7th) glass with 2ft. By Tuesday (8th) swell drops to 1ft but still dead calm. September 17th shows a 23-second period SSW swell – super long period – but only 1ft. That’ll be tiny, silky, and lined up on a log.
Best bet? Friday the 4th through Sunday the 6th mornings. Small but as clean as it gets. Tivives can be inconsistent, so when the glass shows up, don’t overthink it.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 111 | 130 | 125 | 238 | 323 | 439 | 522 | 447 | 519 | 430 | 362 | 334 | 330 | 233 | 170 | 163 | 98 | 121 | 113 | 147 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:25PM2.53m | 6:45AM2.76m | 7:13PM2.41m | 7:35AM2.64m | 8:10PM2.29m | 8:36AM2.52m | 9:20PM2.20m | 9:49AM2.44m | 10:40PM2.21m | 11:08AM2.44m | 11:57PM2.34m | 12:20PM2.52m | 1:02AM2.53m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:19PM0.30m | 00:27AM0.40m | 1:07PM0.39m | 1:16AM0.51m | 2:02PM0.49m | 2:14AM0.64m | 3:08PM0.58m | 3:26AM0.73m | 4:23PM0.61m | 4:47AM0.74m | 5:38PM0.55m | 6:04AM0.65m | 6:43PM0.43m | ||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
 | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:43 | — |
mm | — | 3 | 1 | — | 8 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 21 | — | 7 | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 18 | 95 | 81 | 82 | 238 | 323 | 439 | 522 | 447 | 519 | 430 | 362 | 334 | 330 | 233 | 170 | 163 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 40 | 18 | 130 | 125 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 30 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 121 | 113 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 57 | 111 | 18 | 24 | 81 | 47 | 45 | 41 | 40 | 22 | 36 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 37 | 74 | 64 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 0 |
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