Vilas Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.74° S 38.14° W

Vilas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vilas sea temperature is
26.7°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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Vilas at 1PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (12 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
128
98
116
94
128
124
94
101
107
126
88
92
94
93
110
143
148
110
110
110
107
104
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:01AM2.01m
4:13PM1.93m
4:35AM1.90m
4:44PM1.84m
5:10AM1.77m
5:16PM1.72m
Low Tide
10:08AM0.19m
10:22PM0.15m
10:38AM0.30m
10:54PM0.23m
11:09AM0.42m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
24
27
27
27
25
24
24
24
23
26
27
27
25
24
24
23
23
27
28
27
25
24
Feels °C
25
26
25
25
25
24
24
25
24
25
25
26
24
24
24
23
24
26
26
25
24
23
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