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Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.4°C
0.3° 

Utua Mamao (Atafu) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Utua Mamao (Atafu) today (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 2AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (13 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (13 Oct)8ft (2.4m)9s

Table - waves today at Utua Mamao (Atafu). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 95mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SE
9
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.5
SE
9
2.2
ESE
10
2.5
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.4
ESE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1005
1092
1138
1138
815
1137
922
1037
989
989
944
880
800
760
723
666
646
591
539
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
6:40PM1.29m
6:58AM1.15m
7:13PM1.22m
7:32AM1.05m
7:48PM1.13m
Low Tide
00:55AM0.16m
12:59PM0.20m
1:31AM0.22m
1:32PM0.27m
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 mm
13
9
8
8
7
3
1
2
1
2
3
3
5
3
3
4
6
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
26
27
27
Feels °C
28
26
26
26
26
25
26
25
27
26
27
27
27
28
27
28
29
30
31
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