Utua Mamao (Atafu) Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.7° C
1.0° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 3AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (15 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (15 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.7
ESE
7
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SE
8
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
3
SE
8
3
SE
8
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3.5
SE
9
3.5
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
366
382
434
447
416
341
351
302
956
1190
1295
1325
1254
1095
978
952
1003
1110
1190
1248
1279
1503
1678
1678
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
SE
45
SE
Wind State
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:21AM1.47m
6:49PM1.28m
7:10AM1.46m
7:37PM1.27m
7:57AM1.40m
8:24PM1.23m
Low Tide
00:02AM0.01m
12:43PM-0.03m
00:51AM0.01m
1:30PM0.00m
1:39AM0.06m
2:16PM0.06m
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6:45
6:45
6:45
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6:24
6:25
6:25
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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
Feels °C
25
25
24
24
24
24
26
24
24
24
23
23
23
25
25
25
23
23
23
23
25
23
23
22
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