Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.4°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 (11 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 11PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). 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 (11 Oct)--
Afternoon (11 Oct)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (11 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 70mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
2
2
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SE
10
2.5
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.4
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2.4
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
869
1040
1209
1336
1236
1112
705
1046
1015
1037
1007
979
716
763
850
717
994
882
882
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
6:25AM1.23m
6:40PM1.29m
6:58AM1.15m
7:13PM1.22m
Low Tide
00:20AM0.10m
12:28PM0.14m
00:55AM0.16m
12:59PM0.20m
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6:23
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2
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3
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2
1
11
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Temp °C
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
25
26
26
26
26
27
26
27
28
27
Feels °C
27
26
24
25
26
26
26
27
29
28
28
29
27
26
27
25
27
29
28
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