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Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.5°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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 12PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (26 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (26 Oct)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon morning, light winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
1
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
E
8
2
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
1.9
E
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
765
714
406
371
498
778
848
476
771
630
645
595
560
439
439
399
421
354
354
354
338
330
363
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
ESE
25
E
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:20AM1.33m
5:40PM1.42m
6:01AM1.30m
6:22PM1.42m
6:46AM1.25m
7:08PM1.37m
Low Tide
11:26AM0.03m
11:56PM0.01m
12:07PM0.03m
00:41AM0.03m
12:51PM0.07m
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1
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5
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Temp °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
27
28
27
28
28
27
27
28
28
29
29
31
31
31
30
30
30
29
29
30
30
29
29
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