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Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.5°C
0.4° 

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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 7AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (14 Oct)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (14 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 113mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
3
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
2
SE
9
2
SE
9
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
760
690
690
719
794
794
734
574
526
564
564
564
564
654
668
784
862
845
784
667
614
611
577
520
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
5
W
15
S
25
SW
30
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:32AM1.05m
7:48PM1.13m
8:08AM0.95m
8:28PM1.04m
8:53AM0.86m
9:19PM0.95m
Low Tide
1:31AM0.22m
1:32PM0.27m
2:09AM0.30m
2:07PM0.35m
2:54AM0.39m
2:50PM0.43m
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 mm
10
10
34
35
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3
3
4
1
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Temp °C
25
25
24
24
25
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
28
27
28
25
25
25
27
28
29
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
29
29
28
28
28
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