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Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.7°C
0.8° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 9PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (02 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (02 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2
ESE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
2
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
2
SE
8
2
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
929
943
966
988
988
1058
949
521
885
792
752
702
381
387
553
479
479
439
511
567
553
Wind (km/h)
40
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-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
High Tide
9:40AM0.97m
10:19PM1.09m
11:12AM0.91m
11:54PM1.07m
12:52PM0.94m
Low Tide
3:46PM0.34m
4:56AM0.34m
5:14PM0.39m
6:33AM0.34m
6:50PM0.37m
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6:13
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6:11
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6:23
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6:23
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 mm
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
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1
5
5
3
2
2
Temp °C
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
25
27
27
27
26
25
25
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
26
27
27
27
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