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Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 22 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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 1AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (23 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (23 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
SSE
8
2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
248
352
385
482
567
347
347
338
504
528
470
418
407
340
309
142
139
240
268
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:15PM1.12m
3:27AM1.20m
3:49PM1.22m
4:03AM1.27m
4:24PM1.32m
Low Tide
9:17PM0.26m
9:37AM0.18m
9:55PM0.17m
10:12AM0.11m
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6:23
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 mm
2
2
2
1
1
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1
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1
1
1
7
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
29
27
26
27
26
26
28
28
26
26
27
27
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