Surf Forecasts:
Tivives surf forecast from 2 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 3 Jul, 9PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period, S swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 3 Jul, 6PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period, S swell with 790 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 2 Jul, 3PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S 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 Thursday (Jul 02) at 3PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m 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 1.2m 16s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 03) at 6PM. 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+) | 3PM (Thu 2nd Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 9PM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tivives over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming down the line for Tivives. This is a pretty consistent run of small, clean surf, with a real standout window right at the start.
We kick things off on Thursday, July 2nd. The water is a touch warmer than normal at 86.5°, and we’ve got a solid moderate wave energy reading (693) from a long-period, 20-second groundswell out of the south. Swell is only 2ft, but the wind is dead glassy from the north, making for some seriously clean conditions that will suit an intermediate. This is the best on offer: small but super clean, with that long period giving the waves real shape.
Through Friday and Saturday, the swell bumps up a little—2.6ft on Friday morning, hitting 3.6ft by Friday afternoon—but the wind gets messy. Friday morning has a clean cross-off breeze, but by the afternoon it’s cross-on and choppy. Saturday is a write-off with stormy conditions. We do see another bit of magic on Sunday, July 5th. Swell drops to 2.3ft, but the wind goes glassy again from a light northerly, which will clean up those waist-high lines from the SSW. Energy sits at 314 (moderate).
Monday July 6th is dead calm and glassy, with a very long 21-second period swell from the SSW at just 1.3ft. Maybe a log day if that period lines up. A few days later, we get another taste of the good stuff on Tuesday, July 7th: a 3ft SSW swell with a 18-second period and glassy morning conditions. Energy is back up to 568. Then again on Wednesday, July 8th—3ft, same direction, glassy in the morning.
For the rest of the window into the second week, the pattern holds: small SSW-S swells in the 2ft to 3ft range, with frequent glassy or light offshore mornings. The standout dates look to be the mornings of July 14th and 15th. Tuesday the 14th has a clean 2.3ft south swell with glassy wind—energy moderate at 400. Wednesday the 15th is similar with 2.6ft and glassy conditions. These are promising, but being a week and a half out, just keep an eye on it. Tivives can be inconsistent, but this run of clean, small groundswell mornings is about as good as it gets for the intermediate crew.
Stay stoked, and keep your eyes on those glassy windows.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
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 kJ | 276 | 172 | 413 | 341 | 771 | 559 | 324 | 296 | 218 | 213 | 192 | 147 | 171 | 336 | 428 | 454 | 596 | 528 | 463 | 366 | 353 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:37PM2.58m | 5:11AM2.50m | 5:14PM2.54m | 5:48AM2.52m | 5:52PM2.49m | 6:24AM2.54m | 6:31PM2.42m | 7:02AM2.55m | 7:13PM2.35m | 7:43AM2.56m | 8:01PM2.28m | 8:30AM2.57m | 8:56PM2.22m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:32AM0.61m | 10:56PM0.35m | 11:11AM0.62m | 11:31PM0.38m | 11:50AM0.64m | 00:05AM0.43m | 12:30PM0.65m | 00:41AM0.49m | 1:13PM0.66m | 1:20AM0.55m | 2:00PM0.66m | 2:05AM0.61m | 2:54PM0.64m | 2:58AM0.65m | |||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
 | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | 8 | 5 | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 180 | 169 | 413 | 341 | 771 | 559 | 324 | 191 | 133 | 213 | 192 | 65 | 148 | 336 | 428 | 454 | 596 | 528 | 463 | 366 | 353 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 21 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 237 | 172 | 108 | 108 | 9 | 187 | 154 | 296 | 218 | 94 | 68 | 130 | 60 | 57 | 55 | 78 | 36 | 136 | 129 | 114 | 110 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 18 | SSW 14 | S 20 | SW 21 | S 12 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 23 | SSW 16 | SSW 21 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 276 | 165 | 110 | 67 | 18 | 11 | 38 | 16 | 158 | 31 | 54 | 147 | 171 | 144 | 115 | 35 | 45 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 0 |
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