Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.5°C
0.4° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 7AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (11 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (11 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat night, min 25°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun morning, light winds from the SE by Mon night).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
2.2
SE
10
2.4
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
1.7
ESE
9
2.3
SE
9
1.7
ESE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.3
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2.3
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
418
428
470
517
869
959
1075
1075
939
465
885
517
904
891
1005
1070
1138
908
701
799
687
931
984
931
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
SE
20
S
20
SSE
30
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:51AM1.30m
6:08PM1.34m
6:25AM1.23m
6:40PM1.29m
6:58AM1.15m
7:13PM1.22m
Low Tide
11:45PM0.07m
11:57AM0.09m
00:20AM0.10m
12:28PM0.14m
00:55AM0.16m
12:59PM0.20m
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6:23
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 mm
2
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1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
2
4
4
3
3
7
6
7
3
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Temp °C
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
25
26
26
27
28
Feels °C
29
27
27
26
26
27
27
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
29
29
30
29
28
26
25
26
26
29
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