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Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 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) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S 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 4PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (24 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s
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 37mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Sun afternoon).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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)
1.8
SE
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
1.1
E
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
2.5
SE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2
E
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
9
2.3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
353
151
126
130
117
151
254
331
717
687
1059
986
857
819
785
804
861
470
829
848
756
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
SE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
E
35
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
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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6:03
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6:01
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2
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Temp °C
28
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
28
28
30
28
29
28
26
25
24
24
24
25
26
27
28
27
28
27
27
28
29
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