Vilas Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.74° S 38.14° W

Vilas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vilas sea temperature is
27.2°C
0.9° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Vilas at 1PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (27 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (27 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
1
E
7
1
S
7
1.1
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
7
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
171
171
176
176
79
83
94
112
138
164
191
228
223
191
191
143
140
114
112
281
218
214
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
ENE
20
E
25
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
0
SW
5
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:49AM2.11m
4:04PM2.03m
4:33AM2.03m
4:46PM1.96m
5:21AM1.90m
5:32PM1.85m
Low Tide
9:57AM0.11m
10:15PM0.02m
10:38AM0.21m
10:59PM0.09m
11:23AM0.35m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:00
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5:30
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5:30
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5:31
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1
1
2
2
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Temp °C
25
28
28
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
25
24
24
27
28
27
26
25
Feels °C
28
30
29
28
29
30
30
30
31
29
29
30
29
30
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
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