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Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 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 (1.8m), 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 (2.2m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 8PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (09 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (09 Oct)7ft (2.2m)8s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 91mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
1.8
SE
8
2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.3
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
427
532
569
655
639
624
589
589
669
650
619
585
585
571
574
655
742
911
1005
924
763
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:01PM1.35m
5:17AM1.34m
5:35PM1.36m
5:51AM1.30m
6:08PM1.34m
Low Tide
10:51AM0.06m
11:09PM0.07m
11:25AM0.06m
11:45PM0.07m
11:57AM0.09m
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1
1
1
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1
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1
1
1
2
4
7
8
15
11
3
10
9
11
Temp °C
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
26
Feels °C
25
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
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