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Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.4°C
0.1° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 4PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (28 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (28 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 88mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
429
354
346
338
365
394
394
403
458
458
500
500
500
500
476
464
464
432
414
398
344
Wind (km/h)
30
E
25
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
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
on
on
on
High Tide
7:08PM1.37m
7:36AM1.17m
8:00PM1.30m
8:33AM1.07m
9:02PM1.21m
Low Tide
12:51PM0.07m
1:31AM0.08m
1:40PM0.14m
2:27AM0.15m
2:36PM0.23m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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2
3
4
8
3
2
3
4
2
2
5
7
11
12
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
26
25
Feels °C
29
29
30
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
27
27
28
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