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Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.5°C
0.3° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 6PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (21 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (21 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.3
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
0.9
SSW
11
1.9
SE
8
2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
0.7
S
17
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
2
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
220
220
220
219
257
296
299
297
297
248
202
497
527
596
555
528
329
337
337
470
382
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:41PM1.01m
2:51AM1.11m
3:15PM1.12m
3:27AM1.20m
3:49PM1.22m
Low Tide
8:29AM0.34m
8:38PM0.35m
9:04AM0.26m
9:17PM0.26m
9:37AM0.18m
9:55PM0.17m
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6:03
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6:23
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6:23
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1
4
2
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3
2
1
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1
1
1
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Temp °C
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
Feels °C
29
30
30
29
28
27
27
27
29
29
29
29
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
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