Vilas Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.74° S 38.14° W

Vilas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vilas sea temperature is
26.8°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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Vilas at 10AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
132
158
187
199
168
145
145
145
150
128
128
111
111
114
195
144
147
181
186
215
221
227
233
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:33AM1.47m
10:48PM1.55m
11:54AM1.59m
00:01AM1.70m
12:49PM1.73m
Low Tide
4:05AM0.54m
4:51PM0.73m
5:33AM0.44m
6:02PM0.60m
6:33AM0.30m
6:53PM0.45m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
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1
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2
2
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1
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Temp °C
24
24
24
26
27
27
25
25
25
25
25
27
27
27
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
24
25
27
26
26
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
26
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