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Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.5°C
0.4° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 3AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (08 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (08 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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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
0
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
8
2
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
277
330
356
383
374
330
322
371
388
413
547
596
596
596
560
560
527
486
574
574
574
540
527
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:02AM1.33m
4:25PM1.30m
4:41AM1.35m
5:01PM1.35m
5:17AM1.34m
5:35PM1.36m
Low Tide
10:16AM0.08m
10:31PM0.09m
10:51AM0.06m
11:09PM0.07m
11:25AM0.06m
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6
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5
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2
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4
5
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6
Temp °C
25
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
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28
28
27
27
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27
27
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27
Feels °C
24
26
26
26
27
28
28
28
28
27
26
25
25
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
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