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Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
30.0°C
1.2° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 1PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (25 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
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)
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
638
577
585
585
459
250
326
269
246
234
271
580
734
615
675
643
627
525
519
430
425
302
283
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:40AM1.29m
4:58PM1.27m
5:12AM1.34m
5:30PM1.34m
5:45AM1.35m
6:04PM1.37m
Low Tide
10:50AM0.10m
11:02PM0.10m
11:22AM0.06m
11:37PM0.06m
11:54AM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
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6:16
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6:24
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6:24
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 mm
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1
2
1
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2
3
3
1
2
1
1
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1
2
1
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Temp °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
30
30
30
30
31
29
30
30
30
30
30
29
29
29
29
30
29
27
28
28
28
27
28
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