Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.5°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 (26 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 12AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)--
Afternoon (26 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (26 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
1
4
3
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
1.9
E
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
8
2.2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
868
848
754
748
696
714
419
771
809
574
542
466
725
684
629
516
471
429
418
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
E
35
E
30
E
35
ESE
35
E
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
E
10
ESE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:20AM1.33m
5:40PM1.42m
6:01AM1.30m
6:22PM1.42m
Low Tide
11:13PM0.03m
11:26AM0.03m
11:56PM0.01m
12:07PM0.03m
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:01
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6:23
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6:23
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6:24
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 mm
7
1
1
2
5
1
4
3
1
4
5
6
10
8
6
1
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Temp °C
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
28
Feels °C
26
26
26
26
27
27
28
27
28
27
27
29
29
30
31
33
33
32
30
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