Vilas Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.74° S 38.14° W

Vilas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vilas sea temperature is
26.1° C
0.8° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Vilas at 10PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
482
416
388
338
314
285
292
330
330
322
268
356
300
186
214
204
204
315
274
226
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:13PM1.58m
7:42AM1.51m
8:00PM1.44m
8:46AM1.36m
Low Tide
1:04PM0.53m
1:24AM0.55m
1:50PM0.68m
2:25AM0.66m
3:02PM0.80m
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:28
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
23
22
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
25
25
24
23
Feels °C
22
22
23
24
25
24
24
24
23
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
23
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