Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.4°C
0.2° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 11PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)--
Afternoon (24 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (24 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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)
0.6
S
13
1.5
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.4
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.4
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.9
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
9
2.3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
218
241
258
313
452
674
948
899
811
650
682
696
406
377
387
497
848
756
Wind (km/h)
15
E
25
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
E
35
ESE
35
E
30
E
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:41AM1.31m
5:00PM1.39m
5:20AM1.33m
5:40PM1.42m
Low Tide
10:33PM0.09m
10:48AM0.06m
11:13PM0.03m
11:26AM0.03m
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Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
26
27
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
29
28
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
25
24
25
27
27
25
27
27
27
28
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