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Lat Long: 8.56° S 172.46° W

Utua Mamao (Atafu) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Utua Mamao (Atafu) sea temperature is
29.4°C
0.2° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Utua Mamao (Atafu) at 8AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (19 Oct)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
11
1.5
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
415
415
415
476
569
541
538
478
318
305
299
257
241
235
230
225
176
195
192
192
195
189
179
232
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:10AM0.89m
1:08PM0.82m
1:22AM0.95m
2:02PM0.91m
2:11AM1.03m
2:41PM1.01m
Low Tide
6:48AM0.47m
6:53PM0.50m
7:47AM0.41m
7:53PM0.43m
8:29AM0.34m
8:38PM0.35m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
Feels °C
28
28
27
28
30
31
30
30
30
31
31
30
30
29
29
29
29
30
29
29
29
30
30
28
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