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Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.5°C
0.4° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 4PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (11 Oct)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (11 Oct)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 75mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Tue night).

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
8
2.1
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.5
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2
ESE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.5
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
479
777
985
1112
1243
1336
1236
1112
658
1102
1069
1115
1081
1081
926
815
1055
1055
1129
965
901
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
SE
25
S
25
SSE
35
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
35
SE
30
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:08PM1.34m
6:25AM1.23m
6:40PM1.29m
6:58AM1.15m
7:13PM1.22m
Low Tide
11:57AM0.09m
00:20AM0.10m
12:28PM0.14m
00:55AM0.16m
12:59PM0.20m
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6:09
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6:07
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6:07
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6:23
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6:23
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1
2
2
2
5
4
2
9
4
7
17
7
5
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1
1
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2
2
Temp °C
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
25
26
26
25
25
25
26
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
27
27
26
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
28
29
26
26
23
25
26
26
27
26
27
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