Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 5AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (05 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (05 Oct)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun night, min 25°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
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
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
2
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
0.6
SSW
16
1.6
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
511
467
400
439
500
654
627
604
437
395
487
392
300
300
300
335
372
302
253
310
310
310
162
302
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
E
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:21AM1.11m
2:06PM1.03m
2:27AM1.20m
3:01PM1.13m
3:19AM1.27m
3:46PM1.23m
Low Tide
7:52AM0.27m
8:06PM0.29m
8:50AM0.19m
9:03PM0.21m
9:36AM0.12m
9:50PM0.13m
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1
2
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2
1
4
4
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4
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3
3
2
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Temp °C
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
28
27
27
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
25
25
28
27
27
29
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
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