Utua Mamao (Atafu) Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.5° C
0.8° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 6PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (14 Jul)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (14 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
18
1.9
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
2
SE
7
2
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.3
SE
7
2.3
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
2.4
SE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
3
SE
8
3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
368
390
351
351
366
366
449
537
537
440
410
371
682
1030
1056
1018
1043
1093
857
865
931
955
1110
1252
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:00PM1.26m
6:21AM1.47m
6:49PM1.28m
7:10AM1.46m
7:37PM1.27m
Low Tide
11:54AM-0.02m
00:02AM0.01m
12:43PM-0.03m
00:51AM0.01m
1:30PM0.00m
1:39AM0.06m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:45
6:45
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:24
6:25
6:25
 mm
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
Feels °C
25
25
27
26
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
25
24
24
23
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

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 Utua Mamao (Atafu) 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.


Nearest locationNearest