Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Issued: 6 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is

29.6°C

Utua Mamao (Atafu) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Utua Mamao (Atafu) today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 11AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	10s
Evening (05 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5							Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
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	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	312	333	436	749	502	464	480	500	687	761	729	651	593	580	537	497	447	447	447	412	412	402	316	323	323	316
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	2:56AM1.21m				3:23PM1.22m				3:40AM1.23m					4:02PM1.27m				4:19AM1.23m				4:37PM1.30m				4:54AM1.21m
Low Tide			9:10AM0.18m				9:32PM0.20m				9:49AM0.16m					10:13PM0.16m				10:24AM0.15m				10:50PM0.14m


	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—
	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—	—	—	6:27
mm	5	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	1
Temp °C	26	26	26	27	26	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Feels °C	28	27	27	28	27	29	28	27	27	27	28	28	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	28	27	28	28	27	27
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	ESE 9	ESE 8	N 14	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	N 12	N 13	N 12	SE 9	NNW 13	NNW 13	N 13	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	SSE 8	N 12	N 12	SSE 8
kJ	312	106	127	198	502	464	480	500	193	206	300	651	187	139	166	497	447	447	235	228	175	175	96	172	166	87
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	NNW 13	N 12	SSW 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 15	NNW 12	SSW 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 13	N 13	N 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	SW 16	N 12	SSE 8	SSE 8	N 11
kJ	103	120	112	65	119	350	345	324	113	57	30	300	95	121	84	161	209	202	45	45	44	64	172	90	87	155
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 14	N 12	NNW 13	NNW 13	N 16	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	NNW 12	NNW 15	WNW 11	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	NW 15	N 11	NNE 11	NW 14	SSW 16	NNW 20	SW 16	NW 13	N 18	N 19	N 19	SSW 14
kJ	207	73	118	68	132	42	39	38	58	74	11	15	17	17	33	58	40	51	25	82	65	44	169	262	265	82
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSE 10	SSE 11	SE 11	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 7	E 8	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	—	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	—	—	—	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9
kJ	—	333	436	749	155	151	134	114	687	761	729	—	593	580	537	—	—	—	447	412	412	402	316	323	323	316
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	2	1	2	3	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	1523	1523	1521	1974	1974	1523	1521	1521	1521	1521	1521	2002	2002	1524	1453	1453	1499	1514	1521	1974	1524	1974	1521	1523	1426	1521
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