Utua Mamao (Atafu) Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.1° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 7AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (24 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (24 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1
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)
1
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
1.1
E
6
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.9
S
13
1
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
655
394
359
350
441
419
387
376
280
276
269
192
184
181
178
87
131
144
232
284
335
193
199
301
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:16AM0.99m
2:48PM0.88m
3:10AM1.03m
3:38PM0.92m
3:55AM1.08m
4:19PM0.97m
Low Tide
8:46AM0.43m
8:44PM0.42m
9:38AM0.37m
9:33PM0.36m
10:18AM0.31m
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clear
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:45
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:27
6:27
6:27
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
5
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
29
29
29
30
30
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
28
27
29
29
29
29
29
28
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