Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.4°C
0.1° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 7AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (04 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (04 Nov)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue night, min 27°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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4 AM
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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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.3
SE
8
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
SSE
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
2
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
268
264
261
257
257
179
161
167
250
265
291
359
452
502
680
667
701
742
673
660
561
549
457
457
457
384
376
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:05AM1.17m
2:39PM1.15m
2:56AM1.21m
3:23PM1.22m
3:40AM1.23m
4:02PM1.27m
4:19AM1.23m
Low Tide
8:24AM0.22m
8:45PM0.25m
9:10AM0.18m
9:32PM0.20m
9:49AM0.16m
10:13PM0.16m
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Temp °C
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
28
27
27
27
27
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27
Feels °C
28
28
28
29
29
31
31
30
30
29
28
27
29
29
27
28
27
27
27
27
28
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28
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