Utua Mamao (Atafu) surfForecast / Tokelau / Tokelau

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 17 May 2026 +13
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Utua Mamao (Atafu) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
30.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Utua Mamao (Atafu) today?

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 9AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (17 May)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (17 May)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 28°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
9
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
S
11
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
1
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
297
273
339
419
362
362
149
169
280
100
184
110
110
181
206
164
192
127
96
82
153
142
138
132
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:49AM1.46m
6:16PM1.28m
6:39AM1.45m
7:08PM1.23m
7:32AM1.39m
8:04PM1.15m
Low Tide
12:10PM-0.02m
00:20AM0.02m
1:02PM0.00m
1:11AM0.07m
1:58PM0.06m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
6:16
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
30
31
30
30
30
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
29
29
29
30
29
29
29
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.9
S
11
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
1
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
8
Energy kJ
151
151
151
148
362
362
120
120
105
100
184
110
110
181
206
164
192
127
96
82
79
68
77
96
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
17
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.7
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
NNE
8
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NNE
8
Energy kJ
297
273
339
419
122
148
82
90
280
61
100
100
105
80
76
75
73
65
65
73
153
142
55
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
9
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
NNE
8
0.5
S
10
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
NE
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
Energy kJ
54
209
58
64
65
92
149
169
78
47
61
61
61
69
69
54
53
73
53
46
65
63
138
132
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
Energy kJ
27
3
5
6
9
10
10
11
7
11
11
16
17
24
36
31
32
32
33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
3
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
1523
1521
1521
1521
1523
1523
1523
1523
1521
1521
1521
1521
2002
1521
1521
1521
1514
1507
665
580
580
565
565
565
Best forecast wave conditions in Tokelau
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Tokelau
Rating
(10 max)
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Utua Mamao (Atafu) surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest