Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.4°C
0.1° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 11PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)--
Afternoon (27 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (27 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 28°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1
S
15
1.8
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
490
449
419
460
390
429
433
392
351
374
365
365
343
412
434
444
444
444
434
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
35
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:46AM1.25m
7:08PM1.37m
7:36AM1.17m
8:00PM1.30m
Low Tide
00:41AM0.03m
12:51PM0.07m
1:31AM0.08m
1:40PM0.14m
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4
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8
6
3
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
29
29
29
29
29
28
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29
29
29
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28
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29
29
29
28
27
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