Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.4°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 (14 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 11PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)--
Afternoon (14 Oct)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (14 Oct)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night).

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15
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16
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7 AM
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Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SE
9
2
ESE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
2
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
794
695
639
574
491
446
446
446
456
492
577
619
697
768
768
681
627
577
520
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:48PM1.13m
8:08AM0.95m
8:28PM1.04m
8:53AM0.86m
9:19PM0.95m
Low Tide
2:09AM0.30m
2:07PM0.35m
2:54AM0.39m
2:50PM0.43m
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Temp °C
27
27
27
27
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26
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27
Feels °C
30
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29
28
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