
Surf Forecasts:
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) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 4PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+13) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Utua Mamao (Atafu). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 26°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
294 | 291 | 291 | 424 | 482 | 418 | 375 | 365 | 331 | 161 | 173 | 167 | 149 | 286 | 324 | 476 | 681 | 948 | 1026 | 953 | 878 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
140 | 291 | 291 | 239 | 218 | 209 | 203 | 210 | 189 | 140 | 147 | 115 | 93 | 75 | 45 | 62 | 82 | 124 | 115 | 107 | 103 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NNE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
212 | 260 | 248 | 50 | 49 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 30 | 128 | 126 | 92 | 76 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SSW 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | SSW 9 | NE 8 | SSW 8 | SW 15 | S 17 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 |
74 | 53 | 52 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 18 | 24 | 55 | 86 | 54 | 46 | 19 | 34 | 34 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
294 | 160 | 164 | 424 | 482 | 418 | 375 | 365 | 331 | 161 | 173 | 167 | 149 | 286 | 324 | 476 | 681 | 948 | 1026 | 953 | 878 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1144 | 1144 | 1953 | 1521 | 1523 | 1523 | 1453 | 1503 | 1521 | 1974 | 1521 | 1521 | 1523 | 1521 | 1523 | 1523 | 1521 | 1953 | 1974 | 1521 | 1523 |
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