Vilas Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.74° S 38.14° W

Vilas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vilas sea temperature is
26.6°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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Vilas at 6AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (28 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
0.7
ESE
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
7
1
E
5
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
5
0.9
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
104
127
124
124
124
101
101
101
101
101
79
99
93
114
60
133
131
59
44
38
92
33
47
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:07AM2.15m
4:26PM2.03m
4:46AM2.07m
5:02PM1.95m
5:28AM1.94m
5:43PM1.82m
Low Tide
10:17AM0.06m
10:30PM0.08m
10:53AM0.16m
11:09PM0.14m
11:33AM0.31m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
24
24
24
26
26
26
25
24
24
23
23
25
27
26
25
24
24
23
23
26
28
27
25
24
Feels °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
24
25
26
26
27
28
26
25
24
25
24
24
26
27
25
24
23
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