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Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.5°C
0.7° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 5AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (28 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (28 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun night, min 28°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
1.7
SE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.2
S
10
2.2
SSE
9
2
S
10
2
S
10
1.9
SE
8
1.4
SSE
9
2.1
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.2
SE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.4
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
275
217
217
293
195
296
838
767
770
427
301
560
634
720
497
523
772
853
790
790
827
789
771
752
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:21AM1.33m
6:40PM1.37m
7:00AM1.28m
7:21PM1.33m
7:43AM1.19m
8:07PM1.26m
Low Tide
00:14AM0.04m
12:30PM0.05m
00:55AM0.06m
1:08PM0.09m
1:39AM0.12m
1:50PM0.16m
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Temp °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
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