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Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.3°C
0.0° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 1AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (29 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (29 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 86mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.9
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
346
338
365
394
394
403
428
428
458
558
532
532
508
487
456
456
398
384
335
Wind (km/h)
20
E
25
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
20
E
Wind State
on
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
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
7:08PM1.37m
7:36AM1.17m
8:00PM1.30m
8:33AM1.07m
9:02PM1.21m
Low Tide
1:31AM0.08m
1:40PM0.14m
2:27AM0.15m
2:36PM0.23m
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 mm
1
2
1
1
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2
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4
8
3
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5
4
5
4
1
5
9
7
Temp °C
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
Feels °C
31
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
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