Vilas Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.74° S 38.14° W

Vilas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vilas sea temperature is
26.6°C
1.2° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Vilas at 10AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
1
E
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
12
1.1
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
0.7
SE
10
1.2
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
162
162
103
144
171
343
343
331
319
313
265
281
275
108
92
154
170
175
193
202
237
227
266
320
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:15AM1.65m
6:25PM1.58m
6:59AM1.47m
7:09PM1.44m
8:02AM1.32m
8:19PM1.32m
Low Tide
11:58PM0.37m
12:15PM0.55m
00:38AM0.51m
12:55PM0.70m
1:33AM0.65m
2:02PM0.84m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:26
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:28
 mm
1
2
1
3
3
Temp °C
24
23
23
26
27
26
24
24
24
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
26
25
25
Feels °C
25
25
25
26
26
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
26
25
24
25
24
24
24
25
24
25
25
25
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