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Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.5°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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 7AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (23 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (23 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 27°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
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
0
0
0
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2.3
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
482
494
294
327
327
528
528
551
418
407
340
362
176
161
247
274
191
362
465
655
783
854
760
734
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
E
25
E
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:27AM1.20m
3:49PM1.22m
4:03AM1.27m
4:24PM1.32m
4:41AM1.31m
5:00PM1.39m
Low Tide
9:37AM0.18m
9:55PM0.17m
10:12AM0.11m
10:33PM0.09m
10:48AM0.06m
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1
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2
1
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1
1
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2
1
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4
4
4
3
3
1
2
6
4
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
28
28
27
28
28
27
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
26
27
28
28
27
25
27
26
25
26
26
25
27
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