Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Utua Mamao (Atafu) today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 10PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+13) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Utua Mamao (Atafu). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 458 | 452 | 452 | 608 | 381 | 608 | 532 | 587 | 532 | 532 | 441 | 430 | 414 | 419 | 414 | 398 | 382 | 437 | 413 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:59PM1.04m | 10:20AM0.91m | 10:59PM0.96m | 11:34AM0.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:15AM0.42m | 4:25PM0.44m | 5:25AM0.49m | 5:33PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 458 | 452 | 452 | 608 | 381 | 608 | 532 | 587 | 532 | 532 | 441 | 430 | 414 | 419 | 414 | 398 | 382 | 437 | 413 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 85 | 81 | 76 | 75 | 136 | 64 | 65 | 47 | 45 | 82 | 76 | 76 | 50 | 68 | 89 | 94 | 92 | 54 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | NE 8 | SSE 10 | NE 10 | WNW 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 14 | WNW 9 | SE 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 10 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 34 | 23 | 20 | 36 | 65 | 35 | 35 | 93 | 99 | 45 | 35 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 36 | 35 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 235 | 202 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 228 | 195 | 195 | 165 | 165 | 60 | 167 | 167 | 206 | 99 | 113 | 122 | 126 | 135 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 565 | 565 | 580 | 595 | 565 | 565 | 565 | 565 | 580 | 565 | 580 | 565 | 1424 | 1424 | 1961 | 1961 | 1961 | 1961 | 1521 |
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