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Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.6°C
0.5° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 9AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (09 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (09 Oct)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
1.6
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
2
SE
8
2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.3
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
338
388
482
519
611
655
639
589
515
589
634
650
604
585
571
540
574
634
737
911
1005
944
868
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
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
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:41AM1.35m
5:01PM1.35m
5:17AM1.34m
5:35PM1.36m
5:51AM1.30m
6:08PM1.34m
Low Tide
10:51AM0.06m
11:09PM0.07m
11:25AM0.06m
11:45PM0.07m
11:57AM0.09m
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2
5
5
9
3
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Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
Feels °C
25
26
25
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
28
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
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