Vilas Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.74° S 38.14° W

Vilas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vilas sea temperature is
26.2° C
0.3° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Vilas at 4AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (13 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
1.8
S
7
1.6
S
7
2
S
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
247
243
239
189
182
157
126
123
121
96
78
75
52
54
52
48
46
303
275
470
695
765
637
512
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:21AM1.92m
3:01PM1.96m
3:10AM2.03m
3:49PM2.01m
3:57AM2.11m
Low Tide
8:17PM0.31m
8:43AM0.04m
9:06PM0.25m
9:33AM-0.04m
9:51PM0.22m
10:20AM-0.06m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:21
 mm
2
1
3
4
4
3
4
3
1
Temp °C
25
24
23
22
21
24
27
27
25
24
25
24
24
26
26
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
24
Feels °C
26
25
24
24
23
26
28
27
26
25
27
26
27
28
28
26
25
25
23
23
23
22
22
21
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