Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Utua Mamao (Atafu) today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 1AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+13) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Utua Mamao (Atafu). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 322 | 326 | 407 | 397 | 428 | 443 | 344 | 479 | 509 | 945 | 1201 | 1201 | 1145 | 1122 | 1028 | 891 | 901 | 945 | 989 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:45AM1.32m | 6:02PM1.25m | 6:16AM1.34m | 6:33PM1.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32PM0.13m | 11:57AM0.10m | 00:05AM0.10m | 12:28PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 157 | 326 | 407 | 397 | 358 | 348 | 308 | 344 | 339 | 339 | 339 | 275 | 268 | 183 | 188 | 191 | 193 | 144 | 188 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 15 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 322 | 38 | 81 | 79 | 54 | 49 | 344 | 49 | 116 | 64 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSW 8 | NE 11 | SSW 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 19 |
| kJ | 42 | 56 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 66 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 155 | 324 | 324 | 382 | 428 | 443 | 268 | 479 | 509 | 945 | 1201 | 1201 | 1145 | 1122 | 1028 | 891 | 901 | 945 | 989 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1507 | 1521 | 1523 | 1521 | 1453 | 1453 | 1453 | 1453 | 1453 | 1453 | 1453 | 1453 | 1453 | 1453 | 1453 | 1516 | 2292 | 2291 | 1252 |
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