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Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.5°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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 8PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (23 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (23 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 26°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.8
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
7
2.4
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
294
291
291
424
482
418
375
365
331
161
173
167
149
286
324
476
681
948
1026
953
878
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
25
E
30
ESE
30
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:49PM1.22m
4:03AM1.27m
4:24PM1.32m
4:41AM1.31m
5:00PM1.39m
Low Tide
9:37AM0.18m
9:55PM0.17m
10:12AM0.11m
10:33PM0.09m
10:48AM0.06m
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6:03
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6:03
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6:23
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6:23
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 mm
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
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1
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1
5
4
3
2
4
6
11
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
Feels °C
28
28
28
27
28
26
26
26
27
29
29
28
28
28
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
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