Tivives Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here.

Alright, look, it’s gonna be a quiet stretch for Tivives. We’ve got a run of tiny, inconsistent pulses coming from the south-southwest, but don’t get too excited—most of the time, the wind is going to stuff it up. The water is sitting at 86°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least you won’t be cold while you’re sitting there waiting.

The first real chance to paddle out is Wednesday morning the 9th. The swell is a tiny 2ft from the SSW, but with a long period of 16 seconds, there’s some proper groundswell energy in the water (293). The absolute beauty here is the glassy conditions—dead calm, clean as a whistle. It’s an inconsistent spot, so you’ll have to be patient, but the combo of a long-period SSW swell and no wind makes it a genuine sneaky window. Don’t expect a lot of waves, but what comes through should have some shape. Keep an eye out for crowds on this one, as it’s known to have people around sometimes.

Thursday the 10th morning builds a touch to 3ft from the SSW, still a long 18-second period, and the energy steps up to moderate (436). Again, glassy conditions with a light northwesterly—nice and clean. Friday the 11th morning is much the same with 2ft SW swell and dead calm glass (309). These mornings are your best bets: small, clean, and the kind of session where you’re just happy to be in the water.

Things get messy from late morning onwards most days. The afternoons are plagued by cross-onshore winds and storm risks, turning it into choppy, poor surf. Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th still have tiny, clean morning windows, but the swell is dropping off fast with shorter periods, and the energy is weak (181 and 164).

From Monday the 14th through to Thursday the 25th, it’s a real mixed bag. Most mornings are glassy or clean, but the swell is tiny—1ft to 2ft—and the periods are all over the place. There is a notable blip on Saturday the 19th: a 4ft swell from the SSW, but it’s a short 8-second period with onshore wind, so it’s not going to be any good. You’ll get some ok waves on the 22nd morning (2ft SSW, 16 sec, glassy) but the energy is weak (230).

The standout of the whole 16-day window? Honestly, Wednesday afternoon the 16th September. It’s the same modest 2ft SSW, but it’s a 16-second groundswell, the wind goes dead calm and glassy, and the energy is solid (305). Usually the afternoons are toast, but this one flips it. The swell direction lines up perfectly for the beach setup, so the sets should be clean and lined up. Just remember, the spot is inconsistent so it might be a game of patience, and since it gets crowds sometimes, you’ll have company.

After that, head towards Sunday the 20th and Monday the 21st. The mornings are glassy again with 2ft SSW at 18-19 seconds, and the energy is moderate (356 and 281). Clean, small, but worth a paddle if you’re keen.

In the end, this is a small-wave stretch with a handful of early morning windows and one golden Wednesday afternoon. Don’t expect anything over waist-high, but when the wind drops, Tivives will give you a few fun ones.

Rusty.

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