Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Issued: 12 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is

29.2° C

Utua Mamao (Atafu) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Utua Mamao (Atafu) today (29 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 8PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	14s
Afternoon (29 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	14s
Evening (29 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wed 29					Thursday 30								Friday 31
	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
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 14	S 14	SSW 14	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 8	SE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	553	501	447	379	467	413	1028	1042	261	270	354	280	232	202	143	143	225	187	212	488	587
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				6:01PM1.11m				6:14AM1.27m				6:32PM1.14m				6:46AM1.28m					7:04PM1.16m
Low Tide		11:59AM0.16m				11:58PM0.17m				12:30PM0.15m				00:31AM0.16m					1:01PM0.15m


	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—
mm	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Temp °C	27	27	27	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28
Feels °C	27	27	27	28	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	27	28	28	28	27	27	26	26	27
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 8	S 12	S 12
kJ	553	501	447	379	467	413	169	167	261	257	203	280	232	202	143	143	59	82	96	73	72
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	SSE 11	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 15	NE 16	ENE 16	NE 15	NE 15	NE 15	NE 14	SSW 13	NE 14	SSW 8	SSW 8	NE 13	NE 13	ENE 12	NE 12	NE 12
kJ	99	69	98	115	123	126	127	166	191	226	217	214	219	203	72	62	140	138	104	72	71
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 9	S 7	S 11	NE 16	NE 16	E 8	E 8	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SW 13	NE 14	SSW 13	NE 13	ENE 13	SSW 13	S 12	S 12	NNE 9	NNE 9
kJ	33	29	26	59	133	130	34	35	120	115	107	183	211	113	183	116	111	76	72	33	35
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	S 14	S 14	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 8	SE 8
kJ	59	56	47	52	64	94	1028	1042	214	270	354	64	99	102	100	95	225	187	212	488	587
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	English Channel Left (Fanning Island) Line Islands	Restaurants Mamanucas	Fishtraps Tongatapu	Restaurants Mamanucas	Naa Gilbert Islands	Norrie Park Rarotonga	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Fishtraps Tongatapu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Beachouse Kadavu Passage	Corners Tongatapu	Corners Tongatapu	Corners Tongatapu	Corners Tongatapu	Good from afar (Foelifuka) Vava'u	Good from afar (Foelifuka) Vava'u	Corners Tongatapu	Restaurants Mamanucas
Rating (10 max)	2	3	4	3	1	4	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
Distance (km)	2002	1523	1424	1523	1974	1961	1521	1521	1521	1521	1424	1521	1507	1426	1426	1426	1426	1144	1144	1426	1523
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	7	6	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9

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