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Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.6°C
0.5° 

Utua Mamao (Atafu) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Utua Mamao (Atafu) today (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 1AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (09 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (09 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Fri morning).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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)
2
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)
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
2
SE
8
2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
338
330
289
322
329
378
494
519
574
560
560
527
475
486
527
560
527
456
456
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
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
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:25PM1.30m
4:41AM1.35m
5:01PM1.35m
5:17AM1.34m
5:35PM1.36m
Low Tide
10:31PM0.09m
10:51AM0.06m
11:09PM0.07m
11:25AM0.06m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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2
4
2
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1
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1
1
1
2
Temp °C
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
Feels °C
29
28
27
27
26
26
25
25
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
28
29
27
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