Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

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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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 12PM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (14 Oct)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (14 Oct)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
2
0
0
1
2
0
1
1
0
0
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
2.4
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.9
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
2
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
744
744
818
965
856
695
639
539
491
446
446
526
538
538
589
653
667
667
723
681
681
614
611
Wind (km/h)
25
E
10
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
20
SE
15
S
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:32AM1.05m
7:48PM1.13m
8:08AM0.95m
8:28PM1.04m
8:53AM0.86m
9:19PM0.95m
Low Tide
1:31AM0.22m
1:32PM0.27m
2:09AM0.30m
2:07PM0.35m
2:54AM0.39m
2:50PM0.43m
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6:07
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6:05
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6:23
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6:23
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 mm
9
18
27
3
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1
2
3
3
1
2
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4
4
3
2
3
1
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Temp °C
26
25
25
25
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
25
26
26
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
Feels °C
27
29
26
24
27
29
29
29
28
27
28
30
30
30
29
30
29
29
27
29
28
28
27
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