Tivives Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

We’re looking at Tivives for this stretch, and honestly, it’s a bit of a slow burner. The first week is pretty quiet, with lots of mornings offering small, clean waves but nothing that’ll really get your heart pumping. You’ll see a few days with glassy conditions and a little south swell, but the wave heights are hovering around 3ft to 4ft and the periods are on the shorter side, meaning the shape isn’t gonna be anything special. The afternoons are almost all a write-off with onshore winds and poor conditions. So, for the first week, you’re looking at very ordinary surf with a few short windows of clean, small waves. There’s a bit of a gap there with no real standouts.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. The real standout window starts on the morning of Saturday, August 29th. We’ve got a clean, glassy morning with a 3ft south-west swell, but the period is a solid 16 seconds – that’s long-period groundswell. The combined wave energy is moderate at 492. It’s gonna have some punch, and the glassy wind will make it look like a mirror. This is a classic Tivives morning for the confident surfer; the shoulder-high sets will be clean and lined up. The swell direction is from the SW, which is exactly what Tivives likes. Expecting a few heads out there, as crowds are a possibility.

The next best call is Sunday, August 30th. It’s a glassy, calm morning with a 3ft south-southwest swell, period of 15 seconds. The energy is high again, at 465. The wind is dead calm in the morning, so it’ll be buttery smooth. The afternoons even look glassy and clean, which is a rare treat. Two solid days of clean, long-period south swell.

After that, the surf tapers off again into the first few days of September. There’s a pulse of energy around Thursday, September 3rd afternoon with a 2ft, 19-second period SSW swell and a clean cross-off wind. The energy jumps to 492, so it’s got some weight, but it’s a long period swell on a beach break, which can be a bit tricky – might be better for a point break, but worth a look. Then Friday, September 4th morning looks glassy with 3ft and 18 seconds. That’s another promising, but less certain, long-range option.

So, to sum it up: the first week is a sleeper. The best waves are on the last weekend of August, with Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th being the clear standouts. Clean, glassy conditions and a proper long-period south swell. For the rest, keep an eye on the forecast, but don’t expect much.

Rusty.

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