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Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.6°C
0.7° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 8AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (29 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (29 Sep)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon night, min 27°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
10
1.8
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
2
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
1.7
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
696
375
413
446
535
594
416
497
780
780
870
885
951
951
951
908
941
886
931
931
931
908
908
943
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
40
SE
40
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:00AM1.28m
7:21PM1.33m
7:43AM1.19m
8:07PM1.26m
8:34AM1.08m
9:03PM1.17m
Low Tide
00:55AM0.06m
1:08PM0.09m
1:39AM0.12m
1:50PM0.16m
2:30AM0.19m
2:40PM0.25m
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thunderstorm
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6:15
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6:13
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6:24
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6:23
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 mm
1
1
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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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1
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
27
26
27
27
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