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Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 07 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) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 3AM is: 1.6m 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 06:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (08 Oct)6ft (1.9m)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 68mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu morning, light winds from the E by Thu night).

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
16
1.7
SE
8
1.8
SE
7
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.8
SE
8
2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
223
335
349
327
302
382
480
536
504
361
334
300
348
398
515
560
560
560
486
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
40
ENE
35
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:46PM1.23m
4:02AM1.33m
4:25PM1.30m
4:41AM1.35m
5:01PM1.35m
Low Tide
9:50PM0.13m
10:16AM0.08m
10:31PM0.09m
10:51AM0.06m
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6:23
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 mm
6
7
7
5
3
2
1
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1
3
3
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5
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1
Temp °C
27
25
26
26
26
26
25
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
Feels °C
27
24
26
25
25
25
22
25
26
27
28
28
28
26
25
25
27
27
27
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