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Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.6°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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 11AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (24 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (24 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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)
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
1.5
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
2.4
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2
E
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
1.9
E
9
1.8
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
403
363
353
151
138
222
222
247
284
362
692
899
976
908
844
767
804
819
475
869
864
549
450
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
35
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
E
25
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
SE
30
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:03AM1.27m
4:24PM1.32m
4:41AM1.31m
5:00PM1.39m
5:20AM1.33m
5:40PM1.42m
Low Tide
10:12AM0.11m
10:33PM0.09m
10:48AM0.06m
11:13PM0.03m
11:26AM0.03m
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5
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4
2
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2
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Temp °C
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
26
27
27
27
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
25
26
28
28
30
28
27
27
27
26
24
25
23
25
25
26
27
26
27
28
28
29
29
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