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Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.6°C
0.8° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 4PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (27 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (27 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.2
SSW
11
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
10
2.3
SSE
10
2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.3
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
519
425
425
372
283
275
217
217
187
302
343
683
697
961
477
503
885
816
702
736
680
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:04PM1.37m
6:21AM1.33m
6:40PM1.37m
7:00AM1.28m
7:21PM1.33m
Low Tide
11:54AM0.04m
00:14AM0.04m
12:30PM0.05m
00:55AM0.06m
1:08PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:16
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6:16
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6:15
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6:24
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6:24
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6:24
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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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1
1
1
1
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1
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
26
26
26
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
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