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Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.3°C
0.0° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 6AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (29 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (29 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 88mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu night, light winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.7
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8
1.8
ESE
8
1.9
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8
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
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8
1.8
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8
1.8
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
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8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
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7
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
365
356
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365
428
403
444
476
521
508
487
456
414
398
388
365
316
300
266
234
199
172
143
121
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
10
ENE
15
ESE
Wind State
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on
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cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
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cross-on
cross-on
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cross-on
High Tide
7:36AM1.17m
8:00PM1.30m
8:33AM1.07m
9:02PM1.21m
9:45AM1.00m
Low Tide
1:31AM0.08m
1:40PM0.14m
2:27AM0.15m
2:36PM0.23m
3:34AM0.23m
3:46PM0.31m
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Temp °C
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26
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Feels °C
29
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28
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