Utua Mamao (Atafu) Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.5° 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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 2PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (14 Jul)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (14 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
16
1.6
SE
7
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
18
1.9
SE
7
2
SE
7
2
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.3
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
2.4
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
226
255
368
390
351
387
377
404
462
537
472
440
361
371
732
1109
1043
1018
1108
1068
1086
986
955
1028
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
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
5:31AM1.45m
6:00PM1.26m
6:21AM1.47m
6:49PM1.28m
7:10AM1.46m
7:37PM1.27m
Low Tide
11:54AM-0.02m
00:02AM0.01m
12:43PM-0.03m
00:51AM0.01m
1:30PM0.00m
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6:45
6:45
6:45
6:45
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6:24
6:24
6:25
6:25
 mm
3
3
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
Feels °C
27
26
26
25
27
25
24
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
23
23
24
23
23
23
24
24
25
24
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