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Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.6°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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 4AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (24 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 25°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
0.6
S
13
1.1
E
7
1.6
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
9
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
413
403
365
327
171
138
130
111
247
323
437
727
987
943
848
773
748
765
734
753
387
487
715
732
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
SE
45
SE
35
ESE
35
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:03AM1.27m
4:24PM1.32m
4:41AM1.31m
5:00PM1.39m
5:20AM1.33m
5:40PM1.42m
Low Tide
10:12AM0.11m
10:33PM0.09m
10:48AM0.06m
11:13PM0.03m
11:26AM0.03m
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Temp °C
27
28
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26
27
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26
26
25
25
26
28
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28
28
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28
Feels °C
26
27
27
28
27
28
28
28
28
25
24
23
23
23
27
27
25
26
27
28
28
28
28
28
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