Utua Mamao (Atafu) Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.2°C
0.4° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 9PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (03 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (03 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
9
2.3
ESE
9
2.3
ESE
9
2.2
E
9
2.1
E
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.9
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
549
555
686
740
699
657
665
675
687
687
675
722
782
800
926
851
828
777
699
493
542
Wind (km/h)
35
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:42AM1.01m
10:21PM1.08m
11:03AM0.92m
11:52PM1.05m
12:46PM0.91m
Low Tide
3:53PM0.33m
4:53AM0.36m
5:12PM0.38m
6:30AM0.37m
6:48PM0.38m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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6:30
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6:30
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6:28
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6:28
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6:28
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6:27
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 mm
1
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1
1
1
1
2
1
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2
2
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Temp °C
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
28
27
28
28
Feels °C
25
26
25
24
25
25
25
24
26
25
25
25
26
25
25
26
26
28
26
27
27
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