Surf Forecasts:
Tivives surf forecast from 5 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 4 Sep, 9PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 5 Sep, 6AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period, SSW swell with 525 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 4 Sep, 9PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s 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 Friday (Sep 04) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tivives in the next 16 days are 1.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 05) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9PM (Fri 4th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 9PM (Fri 4th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Sat 5th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tivives over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, buddy, Rusty here, lookin’ at the Tivives forecast. Gonna be a few good windows if you play it right.
The main story is small, long-period SSW groundswell, but the afternoons get wrecked by onshore wind and storm clouds. The water’s a touch warmer than usual, sittin’ at 86°F, so that’s a nice touch.
The best bet is Saturday, September 5th, in the morning. Sky’s clear, the ocean is flat calm, glassy as a mirror, and there’s a clean 3ft of SSW groundswell with a 16-second period. That long period gives the waves some real grunt and shape. The combined swell energy is moderate at 577. This spot is inconsistent, so you might wait a bit between sets, but when they come, they’ll be clean.
Sunday the 6th morning is also good, glassy with the same 3ft of SSW swell, though the period backs off to 15 seconds. Still real clean.
The mornings are your only window through the week. The afternoons are a write-off with cross-onshore winds. Thursday the 10th morning is glassy with a 3ft, 18-second SSW groundswell – that’s a real long period, so it’ll have some punch, but might run a bit straight. Energy is moderate at 443.
There’s a flat spell from around the 12th to the 18th where the swell drops to 1ft to 2ft. The mornings are glassy, but the waves are pretty ordinary.
The last little highlight is Friday the 18th morning. Glassy, tiny 1ft swell, but the period is a massive 21 seconds. That’s a very long groundswell that’ll bring some surprising shape for the size. Energy is moderate at 293. A great one for the small-wave cruisers.
If you want the best surf, get out there early on Saturday, September 5th. That’s the one.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 522 | 447 | 519 | 430 | 362 | 334 | 330 | 233 | 170 | 161 | 98 | 121 | 113 | 147 | 144 | 229 | 390 | 390 | 330 | 322 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 8:10PM2.29m | 8:36AM2.52m | 9:20PM2.20m | 9:49AM2.44m | 10:40PM2.21m | 11:08AM2.44m | 11:57PM2.34m | 12:20PM2.52m | 1:02AM2.53m | 1:22PM2.64m | 1:56AM2.72m | 2:15PM2.76m | 2:43AM2.89m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:14AM0.64m | 3:08PM0.58m | 3:26AM0.73m | 4:23PM0.61m | 4:47AM0.74m | 5:38PM0.55m | 6:04AM0.65m | 6:43PM0.43m | 7:10AM0.50m | 7:38PM0.29m | 8:05AM0.34m | 8:27PM0.18m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:42 | — |
mm | 10 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 6 | 14 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 522 | 447 | 519 | 430 | 362 | 334 | 330 | 233 | 170 | 161 | 45 | 96 | 66 | 147 | 144 | 229 | 390 | 390 | 330 | 322 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | SSW 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | 30 | 19 | 58 | 78 | 22 | 33 | 35 | 45 | 33 | 32 | 98 | 121 | 113 | 55 | 56 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 29 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | S 21 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 20 | SW 7 | SSW 18 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 19 | SSW 20 | W 10 | W 10 | S 12 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 41 | 40 | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 37 | 12 | 64 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 95 | 37 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 |
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