Utua Mamao (Atafu) Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.1° C
0.3° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 4PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (24 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (24 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
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
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
0.6
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.9
S
13
1
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
350
441
419
387
376
280
276
269
192
184
181
178
136
150
155
232
284
335
193
199
301
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:48PM0.88m
3:10AM1.03m
3:38PM0.92m
3:55AM1.08m
4:19PM0.97m
Low Tide
8:46AM0.43m
8:44PM0.42m
9:38AM0.37m
9:33PM0.36m
10:18AM0.31m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:45
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:27
6:27
6:27
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
29
29
29
29
27
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
28
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
28
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