Surf Forecasts:
Tivives surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 7 Aug, 6PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 3PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period, SSW swell with 259 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 1 Aug, 9PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s 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 (Aug 01) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tivives in the next 16 days are 0.8m 15s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9PM (Sat 1st Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 6PM (Fri 7th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 3PM (Sat 8th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tivives over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking for Tivives over the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the first week is a bit of a struggle. We’ve got tiny waves and tricky onshore winds messing things up for the most part. The water is sitting at a warm 86°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you won’t need a thick suit.
The standout in this whole 16-day window is looking like Saturday the 15th of August. That morning, we’re expecting a modest 2ft swell from the SW with a very long period of 16 seconds. That’s proper groundswell energy, and the combined energy reads at a solid 425 – moderate to strong. The wind will be glassy from the NNE at just 3 mph, making for some clean, lined-up sets. This kind of long-period swell loves a point or reef setup, and Tivives (Costa Rica) is fairly exposed to it from the SW. It won’t be too big for most surfers, but the long period might make it a bit shifty for beginners. Crowds are sometimes an issue here, so keep that in mind.
Before that, there’s a decent shout for Friday the 14th of August morning too. Similar story: a 3ft swell from the S at 11 seconds, but the combined energy is a hefty 323, so there’s some grunt behind it. Glassy conditions from the NNW again. It’s a good option but not quite as clean as the Saturday.
The days leading up to that are mostly small, with the odd glassy moment but nothing to get excited about – like Wednesday the 12th and Thursday the 13th mornings, which are clean but tiny (2ft to 3ft). The afternoons are a write-off with stormy cross-on winds.
To be honest, if you can’t make that Saturday the 15th morning session, the second week also has Sunday the 16th morning with a clean 3ft from the S, but it’s cross-shore so not as perfect.
Tivives can be inconsistent, so this run isn’t entirely surprising. The best advice? Keep an eye on that Saturday the 15th – it’s the one worth waking up early for.
Stay salty,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 131 | 131 | 57 | 31 | 63 | 54 | 102 | 55 | 83 | 99 | 94 | 86 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 76 | 70 | 70 | 100 | 172 | 147 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:51PM2.62m | 5:18AM2.71m | 5:28PM2.59m | 5:53AM2.73m | 6:06PM2.53m | 6:29AM2.73m | 6:47PM2.45m | 7:11AM2.70m | 7:33PM2.35m | 7:58AM2.64m | 8:28PM2.26m | 8:55AM2.58m | 9:33PM2.19m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48AM0.48m | 11:02PM0.31m | 11:25AM0.46m | 11:36PM0.34m | 12:04PM0.45m | 00:11AM0.39m | 12:45PM0.47m | 00:51AM0.46m | 1:31PM0.50m | 1:36AM0.54m | 2:24PM0.55m | 2:30AM0.62m | 3:26PM0.58m | ||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:59 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 9 | 4 | — | 8 | 5 | — | 7 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 34 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 7 | S 11 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 131 | 131 | 57 | 22 | 63 | 40 | 57 | 55 | 83 | 99 | 94 | 86 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 76 | 58 | 42 | 100 | 70 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SW 11 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 17 | 15 | 13 | 31 | 20 | 46 | 102 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 36 | 29 | 64 | 43 | 70 | 68 | 172 | 147 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | S 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 55 | 54 | 12 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 70 | 37 | 61 | 60 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 7 | 11 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
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