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Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.4°C
0.1° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 10AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (27 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (27 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 28°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
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)
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1
S
15
1.6
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
699
683
601
551
490
419
419
399
421
390
392
383
383
374
403
444
434
434
458
434
434
476
434
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
35
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:01AM1.30m
6:22PM1.42m
6:46AM1.25m
7:08PM1.37m
7:36AM1.17m
8:00PM1.30m
Low Tide
12:07PM0.03m
00:41AM0.03m
12:51PM0.07m
1:31AM0.08m
1:40PM0.14m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
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thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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part cloud
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 mm
7
4
4
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2
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1
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4
3
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4
3
Temp °C
28
28
28
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
29
28
29
31
31
31
29
29
29
28
28
30
30
29
28
28
28
28
29
29
28
27
27
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