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Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 06 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 (06 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 10PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)--
Afternoon (06 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (06 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 100mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue night, min 24°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
ESE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.2
SE
8
2
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
453
392
354
345
336
285
285
253
224
242
276
305
228
492
573
525
413
361
336
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
25
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
20
E
35
E
35
ESE
25
ESE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:01PM1.13m
3:19AM1.27m
3:46PM1.23m
4:02AM1.33m
4:25PM1.30m
Low Tide
9:03PM0.21m
9:36AM0.12m
9:50PM0.13m
10:16AM0.08m
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6:09
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6:23
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 mm
13
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5
6
5
4
4
4
5
3
5
9
5
3
2
2
Temp °C
25
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
25
25
24
25
25
26
27
Feels °C
24
26
26
25
27
27
28
28
28
26
26
25
26
23
22
25
25
26
27
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