Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Issued: 6 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is

29.3° 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 (30 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 10AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+13) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	14s
Afternoon (30 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	14s
Evening (30 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 30							Friday 31								Saturday 1
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	894	714	261	257	253	250	322	279	345	345	372	392	430	575	632	573	519	452	496	499	519	452	455
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	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	on	on
High Tide		6:14AM1.27m				6:32PM1.14m				6:46AM1.28m					7:04PM1.16m				7:17AM1.27m				7:36PM1.17m
Low Tide				12:30PM0.15m				00:31AM0.16m					1:01PM0.15m				1:05AM0.17m				1:32PM0.16m


	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—
mm	1	1	1	1	—	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	2	4	4	3	2	2	3	2	2	3
Temp °C	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Feels °C	27	27	28	28	27	27	27	26	28	27	26	27	27	26	26	26	27	26	26	26	27	26	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 8	SSW 14	NE 14	SSW 13	S 8	NE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	NE 13	ENE 12	S 12	NE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	SSW 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10
kJ	169	714	261	172	253	214	219	279	183	116	116	138	104	73	71	98	99	123	114	112	110	100	96
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 16	SSE 15	NE 15	SSW 14	NE 15	SW 13	NE 14	NE 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 12	S 12	NE 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	NE 14	NE 13	NE 11	NE 13	NE 12	NE 12
kJ	127	167	191	257	217	183	211	203	111	111	111	76	75	72	72	71	65	64	62	61	128	118	73
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	ENE 16	SSE 14	NE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSW 13	SSE 13	S 13	S 13	SW 13	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9
kJ	34	166	165	226	107	105	102	113	99	82	79	82	32	34	35	36	35	33	32	32	31	30	30
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	E 8	SE 8	E 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	E 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7
kJ	894	109	253	66	220	250	322	80	345	345	372	392	430	575	632	573	519	452	496	499	519	452	455
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Restaurants Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Fishtraps Tongatapu	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Corners Tongatapu	Corners Tongatapu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Corners Tongatapu	Corners Tongatapu	Good from afar (Foelifuka) Vava'u	Corners Tongatapu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Lighthouse Kadavu Passage	Lighthouse Kadavu Passage	Bowling left Vava'u	Good from afar (Foelifuka) Vava'u	Good from afar (Foelifuka) Vava'u	Good from afar (Foelifuka) Vava'u	Aganoa Beach Savaii	Aganoa Beach Savaii
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	3	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	1523	1521	1521	1521	1424	1524	1521	1426	1426	1521	1426	1426	1144	1426	1521	1453	1453	1155	1144	1144	1144	580	580
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	6	5	7	6	5	5	6	9

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