Tivives Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it.

The next two weeks are looking pretty small and tricky, but there are a few windows where you can score a clean one if you’re patient. The water’s running a touch warmer than usual for this time of year, about 86°, so you can leave the wetsuit at home.

First up, Friday the 7th. Morning’s your only shot. It’s glassy as, no wind, and there’s a small 2ft southwest swell rolling in, with a period of 10 seconds. It’s surfable, but honestly, it’s pretty ordinary – weak energy (227), and a bit inconsistent. The afternoon goes to rubbish with a cross-on breeze and a storm risk. Not worth the drive.

We’ve got a bit of a dry spell after that. Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th are tiny – around 2ft to 2ft. Saturday morning is glassy, Sunday morning is clean with a light cross-off, but the energy is just too weak (189-237) to get you excited. Monday the 10th and Tuesday the 11th are even smaller, with early glass but nothing with any push. You’re basically looking at a few days of knee-slap. Keep the board in the car, but park a bit further away.

Now, here’s the first real standout. Wednesday the 12th, morning. The swell bumps up to 2ft from the southwest, but the period jumps to 16 seconds – that’s proper groundswell, even if it’s not big. The energy jumps to 437, which is a solid bump from the weak stuff before. It’s glassy, clean, and the conditions finally line up. It’s inconsistent, so you’ll be waiting between sets, but when they come, they’ll have a bit more shape. Tivives (Puntarenas) is fairly exposed, and this southwest swell is right in its wheelhouse. This is your best bet of the early week.

Don’t bother with the afternoons that week – they all go cross-on and choppy with storm clouds brewing.

The next big one is over a week away. Saturday the 15th. This is the pick of the whole run. Morning is glassy, dead calm, and the swell is up to 3ft from the southwest with a 16-second period. The energy reads 512, which is strong for this stretch. The waves will have some proper push to them. It’s still a bit inconsistent, but this is the day to get out there and get a few. Sunday the 16th morning is also good – 2ft, 15 seconds, clean and glassy – but that Saturday morning tops it.

After that, it settles back down. The rest of the window, from the 17th through the 22nd, is pretty much the same story: mornings with small, clean surf and afternoons getting chopped out by a cross-on breeze. The swell hovers around 2ft to 3ft, with the energy staying moderate. Nothing else really stands out. There’s no big swell coming, just these brief windows of quality.

So, bottom line: if you want the best of it, hit Wednesday the 12th morning, and for the truly best waves of the fortnight, make sure you’re out there on Saturday the 15th morning. The rest is just practice time.

Rusty, out.

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