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Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.6°C
0.6° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 12PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (07 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 100mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
0.7
SSW
16
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.7
ESE
8
0.7
SSW
15
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
292
253
224
224
242
283
283
322
202
339
356
374
374
365
356
348
371
437
532
574
611
532
560
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:19AM1.27m
3:46PM1.23m
4:02AM1.33m
4:25PM1.30m
4:41AM1.35m
5:01PM1.35m
Low Tide
9:36AM0.12m
9:50PM0.13m
10:16AM0.08m
10:31PM0.09m
10:51AM0.06m
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1
2
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6
5
7
16
23
23
4
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Temp °C
27
28
27
27
26
24
25
25
25
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
Feels °C
27
30
29
29
26
24
25
25
26
27
27
26
26
26
27
28
27
26
25
25
26
27
27
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