Vilas Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.74° S 38.14° W

Vilas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vilas sea temperature is
26.6°C
0.5° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Vilas at 9AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (21 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (21 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
49
49
50
51
53
53
52
64
62
64
67
96
78
114
114
114
76
76
78
78
78
78
96
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
E
10
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:25PM1.62m
00:31AM1.74m
1:03PM1.77m
1:11AM1.89m
1:38PM1.90m
Low Tide
6:15AM0.47m
6:31PM0.55m
6:54AM0.33m
7:08PM0.40m
7:30AM0.20m
7:44PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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2
1
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Temp °C
25
25
25
27
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
27
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
25
25
Feels °C
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
26
27
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