Surf Forecasts:
Tivives surf forecast from 5 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 5 Sep, 6PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 5 Sep, 12PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period, SSW swell with 519 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 5 Sep, 6PM (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 Saturday (Sep 05) at 6PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 7s. 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 12PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 6PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tivives over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk Tivives.
The real gem is Saturday morning, September 5th. We’ve got a 3ft SSW groundswell with a 16-second period, and the wind is glassy out of the NW. Water temp is 86°, which is a touch warmer than normal. Combined wave energy is moderate (577). That’s proper groundswell, clean, with some real push. Tivives is fairly exposed to the SW, so this lines up well. Crowds are possible sometimes, but that morning will be worth sharing the water for.
Sunday morning, the 6th, is another good one. 3ft SSW at 15 seconds, and the wind goes completely calm. Glassy as it gets. The energy is still moderate at 364. It’s smaller than Saturday, but the conditions will be perfect. Monday morning, the 7th, drops to 2ft SSW at 14 seconds with a light cross-on from the S. Energy down to 289. It’s surfable, but nothing special. Monday afternoon actually turns glassy, but the swell is only 2ft and energy is 213. Just ordinary.
From Tuesday the 8th through Saturday the 12th, the mornings are glassy but tiny. Swell hangs around 1ft to 3ft. The best of that run is Thursday the 10th morning with 3ft SSW at 18 seconds, energy 443. That’s the biggest groundswell of that stretch and it’s glassy. Worth a look if you’re desperate, but don’t expect much.
After Sunday the 13th, it gets really small. Swell drops to 1ft most days, energy below 200. Monday the 14th morning has a short-period 3ft S swell at 7 seconds, energy 156. Weak and messy. Tuesday the 15th afternoon sees 3ft SSW at 8 seconds, energy 288, but the wind is cross-on. Not great.
Wednesday the 16th morning is the last little pulse: 2ft SSW at 16 seconds, energy 337, glassy. Still small. From Thursday the 17th to Sunday the 20th, it’s 1ft to 2ft swells. Mornings are glassy, but the waves are barely there. The period stretches to 19–21 seconds on the 18th and 19th, but at 1ft, that’s just a ripple.
So, bottom line: Saturday the 5th is the one to aim for. Sunday the 6th is almost as good but smaller. Thursday the 10th is a decent morning in a flat spell. After that, it’s mostly flat mornings and blown-out afternoons.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 519 | 430 | 362 | 334 | 330 | 233 | 170 | 161 | 98 | 121 | 113 | 147 | 144 | 229 | 390 | 390 | 330 | 322 | 318 | 232 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 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 | 3:02PM2.83m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 8:54AM0.20m | 9:11PM0.12m | ||||||||
 |  |  | | | | |  |  |  | |  | | | | | |  | | | | |
 | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
 | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:40 | — |
mm | — | 6 | 2 | — | 5 | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | 6 | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 519 | 430 | 362 | 334 | 330 | 67 | 82 | 41 | 27 | 96 | 66 | 147 | 144 | 229 | 390 | 390 | 330 | 322 | 318 | 232 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 12 | S 10 | S 11 | S 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 58 | 78 | 21 | 22 | 54 | 233 | 170 | 161 | 98 | 121 | 113 | 55 | 56 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 3 | 47 | 56 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 21 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 20 | SW 7 | SSW 18 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 20 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 37 | 11 | 64 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Tivives surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Information about the Tivives Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Tivives provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Tivives can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Tivives surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Tivives) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Tivives may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Tivives is 15 km (9 miles) from Esparza. If you plan a holiday in Golfo de Nicoya, look for hotels and other accommodation in Esparza. Esparza has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.
Nearest