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Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.4°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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 8PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (13 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (13 Oct)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ESE
10
2.4
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
2
ESE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
782
924
863
836
760
760
744
800
777
794
794
695
574
539
491
446
446
466
502
614
614
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:13PM1.22m
7:32AM1.05m
7:48PM1.13m
8:08AM0.95m
8:28PM1.04m
Low Tide
12:59PM0.20m
1:31AM0.22m
1:32PM0.27m
2:09AM0.30m
2:07PM0.35m
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6:07
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 mm
3
3
2
6
10
5
7
4
7
2
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1
3
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3
4
1
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Temp °C
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
28
28
28
29
28
28
27
27
29
28
29
31
31
31
29
29
29
28
28
28
29
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