Vilas Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.74° S 38.14° W

Vilas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vilas sea temperature is
26.1° 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 (11 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Vilas at 5PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)--
Afternoon (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
12 PM
3 PM
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.4
SE
6
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
1.4
ESE
7
0.6
S
14
1.9
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2
S
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
S
12
0.7
S
12
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
121
102
129
174
167
165
162
408
591
471
385
349
252
183
161
513
148
585
440
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:51PM1.97m
2:58AM2.10m
3:33PM2.03m
3:40AM2.19m
4:12PM2.05m
Low Tide
8:54PM0.23m
9:21AM-0.06m
9:34PM0.17m
10:02AM-0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:27
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
26
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
24
23
23
Feels °C
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
22
22
22
23
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
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