Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 26 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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 6AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (26 Oct)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (26 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2
E
8
1.6
SSE
9
1.8
E
8
2.2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1
S
15
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.5
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
748
765
785
771
790
629
548
418
418
699
645
595
528
471
429
418
390
354
354
326
319
311
304
304
Wind (km/h)
40
ESE
30
E
25
ESE
35
E
35
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
5
E
0
NE
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
5:20AM1.33m
5:40PM1.42m
6:01AM1.30m
6:22PM1.42m
6:46AM1.25m
7:08PM1.37m
Low Tide
11:13PM0.03m
11:26AM0.03m
11:56PM0.01m
12:07PM0.03m
00:41AM0.03m
12:51PM0.07m
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Temp °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
26
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
29
29
30
32
32
33
30
30
30
29
29
30
29
28
28
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