Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.7°C
0.7° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 2AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (04 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (04 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 79mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
8
2
SE
8
0.9
SSW
16
1.9
SE
8
2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
574
574
574
545
545
459
498
527
572
601
587
538
455
413
390
351
346
346
400
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:54PM1.07m
12:52PM0.94m
1:21AM1.11m
2:06PM1.03m
Low Tide
6:33AM0.34m
6:50PM0.37m
7:52AM0.27m
8:06PM0.29m
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:11
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6:23
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6:23
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 mm
1
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1
4
4
3
5
7
10
5
5
5
3
1
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2
4
4
4
Temp °C
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
27
Feels °C
28
28
28
27
27
26
26
27
27
28
27
28
28
28
30
30
29
29
29
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