Vilas Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.74° S 38.14° W

Vilas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vilas sea temperature is
26.0° C
0.7° 

Vilas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Vilas today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Vilas at 2AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

Table - waves today at Vilas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
16
1
S
16
1.1
S
15
1.1
S
15
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
1.4
SE
7
1.9
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
1.7
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
438
522
559
537
501
480
467
453
366
356
280
272
199
362
587
588
588
327
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:24PM1.95m
5:36AM2.04m
5:59PM1.84m
6:14AM1.88m
6:34PM1.72m
Low Tide
11:25PM0.23m
11:52AM0.20m
00:01AM0.32m
12:27PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
 mm
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
27
25
25
24
25
25
25
26
24
24
24
24
23
22
22
21
22
23
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