Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.4°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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 8PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (16 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (16 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat morning).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
2
3
2
1
2
1
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)
1.8
SE
9
1.7
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
549
524
476
456
405
405
367
393
440
307
446
446
446
396
437
397
357
349
349
349
323
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
0
W
10
SSW
10
ESE
5
SE
10
S
20
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:53AM0.86m
9:19PM0.95m
9:59AM0.79m
10:35PM0.89m
11:41AM0.77m
Low Tide
2:50PM0.43m
3:54AM0.46m
3:51PM0.50m
5:19AM0.49m
5:23PM0.53m
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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 mm
3
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4
4
4
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Temp °C
25
25
25
25
26
26
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
29
30
29
29
30
29
28
26
26
26
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
29
29
28
28
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