Utua Mamao (Atafu) Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.6° C
0.8° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 10AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (13 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (13 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon morning, strong winds from the SE by Wed night).

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
1 AM
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
0
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
16
1
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
18
1.9
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
2
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2
SE
7
2
SE
7
2.5
SSE
9
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
722
612
553
536
421
408
389
314
222
274
368
390
335
317
331
331
366
475
503
483
452
412
418
1157
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
45
SE
40
SE
Wind State
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:39AM1.39m
5:09PM1.22m
5:31AM1.45m
6:00PM1.26m
6:21AM1.47m
6:49PM1.28m
Low Tide
11:03AM0.03m
11:11PM0.04m
11:54AM-0.02m
00:02AM0.01m
12:43PM-0.03m
00:51AM0.01m
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6:45
6:45
6:45
6:45
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6:24
6:24
6:24
6:25
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
30
29
29
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
25
25
26
24
24
24
24
25
26
23
23
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