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Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.7°C
0.7° 

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) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 12AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). 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)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 122mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon night, strong winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
1
1
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)
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
469
469
444
239
264
445
408
371
339
285
285
267
292
285
339
385
331
285
319
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
15
ESE
25
ESE
40
ESE
30
E
35
ESE
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:06PM1.03m
2:27AM1.20m
3:01PM1.13m
3:19AM1.27m
3:46PM1.23m
Low Tide
8:06PM0.29m
8:50AM0.19m
9:03PM0.21m
9:36AM0.12m
9:50PM0.13m
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6:23
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2
4
8
9
10
6
6
13
10
1
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5
3
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4
5
Temp °C
28
28
27
26
25
25
25
25
24
25
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
25
Feels °C
28
29
28
26
27
28
26
25
26
25
24
24
25
25
26
28
27
27
25
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