Utua Mamao (Atafu) Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.3° C
0.5° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 10AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (21 Jul)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.6
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
13
1
SSW
18
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.6
ESE
8
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
S
20
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
698
599
585
812
803
699
616
477
528
427
518
499
397
318
314
469
339
318
314
485
242
242
404
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
5
N
5
SW
20
E
30
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:21AM0.98m
00:02AM1.00m
12:29PM0.90m
1:11AM0.98m
1:43PM0.87m
Low Tide
5:09AM0.41m
5:31PM0.40m
6:20AM0.46m
6:35PM0.45m
7:38AM0.46m
7:44PM0.45m
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6:45
6:45
6:45
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6:25
6:27
6:27
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
8
10
4
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
25
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
26
25
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
29
30
30
30
28
25
26
28
28
28
28
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