Vilas Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.74° S 38.14° W

Vilas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vilas sea temperature is
26.6°C
1.1° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Vilas at 8AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (19 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (19 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
8
2
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
E
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
272
263
256
270
270
327
523
446
423
355
346
295
273
222
211
188
107
77
146
71
76
78
82
76
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:44AM1.25m
10:08PM1.30m
11:31AM1.32m
11:40PM1.41m
12:31PM1.46m
Low Tide
3:14AM0.74m
4:12PM0.88m
5:09AM0.70m
5:45PM0.79m
6:16AM0.58m
6:36PM0.66m
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rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
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rain showers
rain showers
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:28
 mm
1
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
24
24
24
24
23
25
26
26
25
24
Feels °C
25
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
25
25
25
26
26
25
26
25
26
26
25
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