Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Issued: 6 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is

29.6° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Utua Mamao (Atafu) today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 10AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	8s
Evening (16 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.
	Thursday 16							Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sun 19
	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	1 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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	1018	1056	1219	1179	1159	1069	1033	1003	1003	1164	1280	1310	1440	1684	1945	1792	1643	1503	1342	1248	1306	1575	1762	1798
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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			7:10AM1.46m				7:37PM1.27m				7:57AM1.40m				8:24PM1.23m				8:44AM1.31m				9:12PM1.18m
Low Tide					1:30PM0.00m				1:39AM0.06m				2:16PM0.06m				2:27AM0.13m				3:01PM0.15m


	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45
	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	6:25
mm	1	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Feels °C	24	23	23	24	23	25	25	24	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	23	22	23	23	23	23	23	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	SSW 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16
kJ	183	183	186	188	165	163	116	118	118	116	116	113	76	73	145	146	243	289	395	390	459	412	487	481
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	SSW 20	WNW 13	SW 19	SSW 19	SW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 17
kJ	81	78	76	76	19	21	20	20	18	18	18	18	20	157	70	91	137	164	216	204	179	177	181	190
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 14	SW 20	SSW 21	SW 21	NE 9	SE 18	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	WNW 13
kJ	26	17	18	18	49	47	46	18	17	18	16	42	109	20	86	70	70	35	35	35	21	21	13	33
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9
kJ	1018	1056	1219	1179	1159	1069	1033	1003	1003	1164	1280	1310	1440	1684	1945	1792	1643	1503	1342	1248	1306	1575	1762	1798
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	4	2	2
Distance (km)	1521	1521	1521	1521	1521	1521	1521	1521	1521	1521	1956	1521	1521	1521	1521	1523	1523	2002	1523	1521	1521	1961	1521	1521
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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