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Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.5°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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 9AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (10 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (10 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SE
8
2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
8
2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.4
SE
9
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.1
ESE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
507
507
547
560
574
619
604
527
527
560
671
1005
1085
1123
1198
1112
1088
1112
1176
850
1235
1337
1229
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
35
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:17AM1.34m
5:35PM1.36m
5:51AM1.30m
6:08PM1.34m
6:25AM1.23m
6:40PM1.29m
Low Tide
11:25AM0.06m
11:45PM0.07m
11:57AM0.09m
00:20AM0.10m
12:28PM0.14m
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6:07
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1
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2
3
5
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
8
Temp °C
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
26
26
26
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
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