Tivives Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming down the pipeline for the next couple of weeks.

First up, we’ve got Tivives. This spot is a fairly exposed beach break that likes a SW swell, which is exactly what’s on the menu. It’s a bit of an inconsistent performer, but when it lines up, it can be a whole lot of fun. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so nothing wild there.

The real standout is the window from Sunday the 26th through to Wednesday the 29th. We’ve got a solid, long-period SSW groundswell rolling in with a period of 18 to 19 seconds – that’s proper groundswell energy. The combined energy is moderate to strong (409 to 729), and the mornings are an absolute dream. The wind is glassy, almost nothing, and the sky is either clear or just some clouds. This is the best run of the whole outlook. The waves are small, from 2ft to 3ft, but that long period means they’ll have shape and punch. Remember, though, that super long period stuff like this can sometimes straighten out on a beach break, so it might get a little walled off, but with the tiny wind, it’ll be clean. This is where you want to be. You can expect a few others out there, as crowds are *sometimes* a thing, but it shouldn’t be a zoo.

Sunday morning the 26th kicks it off with a clean 2ft, then Monday morning the 27th bumps up to 3ft with even more energy (729). Tuesday morning the 28th has the biggest swell of the lot at 3ft, still with that glassy surface. Wednesday morning the 29th is still good, with 3ft and glassy conditions.

After that, the quality starts to drop off. The afternoons get trashed by a cross-onshore wind and the risk of thunderstorms, so those are write-offs. The mornings from Thursday the 30th through to the start of August are still surfable, but the swell is fading and the period is dropping. It’s very ordinary, small waves with glassy conditions – you can still get a paddle in, but it’s not the same buzz.

Then we hit a dry spell. From around the 1st of August, the swell drops to 2ft or less, and the energy falls to weak levels (91 to 158). The mornings are glassy, but the waves are tiny and weak. You’ll be scratching around for ankle-biters.

Just when you think it’s gone quiet, there’s a flicker of life again on the 6th of August. The morning of Thursday the 6th shows a clean, 2ft swell from the S with a period of 18 seconds and a nice cross-off wind. The energy is moderate (292). It’s promising, but we’re a long way out, so treat that as a nice possibility rather than a sure thing. Friday the 7th morning also has a clean 2ft with glassy conditions. It’s not the same punch as the first week, but it’s a good sign it might pick up again.

In short, don’t sleep on the next few days. The mornings from the 26th to the 29th are your best bet. After that, it gets pretty quiet for the rest of the 16-day window, with only a faint hope of things turning back on around the 6th of August.

Rusty.

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