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Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.4°C
0.3° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 4PM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (12 Oct)8ft (2.4m)9s
Evening (12 Oct)8ft (2.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 110mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.4
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
9
2.4
ESE
10
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.4
ESE
9
2.3
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
1.8
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
658
1017
1005
1026
1138
1162
1419
1433
1077
1157
1129
1033
965
882
880
924
883
783
723
646
539
Wind (km/h)
30
E
15
ENE
15
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State
on
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
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:40PM1.29m
6:58AM1.15m
7:13PM1.22m
7:32AM1.05m
7:48PM1.13m
Low Tide
12:28PM0.14m
00:55AM0.16m
12:59PM0.20m
1:31AM0.22m
1:32PM0.27m
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6:07
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6:07
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6:23
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6:23
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 mm
5
16
14
2
8
10
5
1
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2
2
3
4
4
5
7
8
4
1
2
1
Temp °C
27
25
25
27
26
25
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
26
26
25
25
26
26
Feels °C
26
28
28
29
26
24
25
25
26
27
27
27
27
26
28
27
28
27
27
29
30
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