Surf Forecasts:
Tivives surf forecast from 26 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 9AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 12PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period, SSW swell with 452 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 26 Aug, 3AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s 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 (Aug 26) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 8s. 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 16s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) 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+) | 3AM (Wed 26th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 20s |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tivives over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here with the lowdown. It's a slow cooker of a forecast for the next couple of weeks. Nothing worth the drive right now. The first time you might see something rideable is on the morning of Wednesday, August 26th, but then we go into a long stretch of junk.
The waves are ankle-biters to begin with, but there’s a light northwesterly breeze predicted for Wednesday the 26th making it dead flat calm at Tivives. The swell is only 1ft from the SW, but it's a long-period groundswell of 15 seconds, so it'll have some shape. The combined energy is low (95), so you'll be searching for scraps, but at least the surface will be like glass. That's your best bet for the middle of the week, because every afternoon is blown out by onshore winds and thunderstorms.
Then we hit a real quiet spell. Most days are poor with sideshore winds. You'll get some clean, tiny waves on the 28th and 29th as the swell reaches 2ft to 3ft, but it’s inconsistent. The one standout in this early stretch is Saturday morning, August 29th. The wind is zero, dead calm, with 3ft of SW swell and moderate wave energy (459). It'll be small, but it'll be the best-looking wave of the first week. The water is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting at 86°.
Now, here’s the real date you want to circle on the calendar. Look a week ahead to the morning of Saturday, September 5th. This is it. The swell jumps to 3ft from the SSW, running on a clean 16-second period. The energy is strong (571), and the morning is glassy with a light SW wind. That is going to be clean, fun, playful surf. It's a moderate size, so it's perfect for the intermediate crew. That Saturday is the king of the forecast. The Sunday morning on the 6th also looks smooth with 3ft, but the Saturday is the one.
After that, it gets messy again with rain and onshore winds, but keep an eye on the morning of Wednesday, September 9th. Another flat calm session with 2ft of SW swell and a very long 19-second period. That groundswell will be very lined up and will work best hugging the point at Tivives rather than the beach.
Hang tough, there are a couple of clean sessions hiding in the second half of this forecast.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 18 | SSW 7 | SW 18 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 66 | 95 | 57 | 48 | 61 | 78 | 62 | 80 | 186 | 107 | 449 | 386 | 447 | 419 | 334 | 325 | 253 | 158 | 154 | 135 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:46AM2.24m | 1:53PM2.42m | 2:26AM2.41m | 2:34PM2.53m | 3:02AM2.58m | 3:13PM2.62m | 3:37AM2.72m | 3:49PM2.68m | 4:11AM2.82m | 4:26PM2.70m | 4:46AM2.88m | 5:03PM2.68m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31PM0.64m | 7:45AM0.77m | 8:12PM0.52m | 8:28AM0.63m | 8:48PM0.41m | 9:07AM0.50m | 9:23PM0.32m | 9:44AM0.38m | 9:57PM0.27m | 10:21AM0.30m | 10:31PM0.25m | 10:58AM0.26m | 11:07PM0.26m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:47 | — |
mm | 8 | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | — | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | 3 | 9 |
Temp °C | 31 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 35 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 36 | 33 | 26 | 48 | 61 | 59 | 62 | 45 | 33 | 35 | 449 | 386 | 447 | 419 | 334 | 325 | 253 | 158 | 86 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 66 | 95 | 57 | 43 | 42 | 78 | 18 | 80 | 125 | 107 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 20 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 154 | 135 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 13 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 6 | S 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 25 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 186 | 97 | 21 | 39 | 37 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 7 |
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