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Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.5°C
0.5° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 1AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (10 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (10 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
8
2
SE
8
2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.3
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.3
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
569
611
596
547
547
547
589
604
619
585
540
527
527
574
671
910
964
944
904
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:17AM1.34m
5:35PM1.36m
5:51AM1.30m
6:08PM1.34m
Low Tide
11:09PM0.07m
11:25AM0.06m
11:45PM0.07m
11:57AM0.09m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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 mm
1
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1
1
1
1
3
3
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
Feels °C
27
27
28
27
27
26
26
26
28
28
26
28
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
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