Utua Mamao (Atafu) Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.1° 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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 11AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
1.1
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
339
318
314
485
242
242
404
655
394
359
350
441
419
387
305
280
276
269
192
184
181
178
121
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:11AM0.98m
1:43PM0.87m
2:16AM0.99m
2:48PM0.88m
3:10AM1.03m
3:38PM0.92m
Low Tide
7:38AM0.46m
7:44PM0.45m
8:46AM0.43m
8:44PM0.42m
9:38AM0.37m
9:33PM0.36m
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:45
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:27
6:27
6:27
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
30
30
30
31
31
31
29
29
30
30
29
28
28
27
27
27
28
27
29
28
28
28
28
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