Vilas Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.74° S 38.14° W

Vilas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vilas sea temperature is
26.2°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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Vilas at 2PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
S
13
1
E
7
0.8
S
14
0.8
SSE
12
1
E
6
1.1
E
8
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
8
1.1
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.2
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
112
115
206
92
232
195
84
161
118
124
135
140
163
184
138
264
238
245
150
232
232
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-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
2:33PM1.98m
2:40AM2.14m
3:10PM2.05m
3:18AM2.20m
3:43PM2.07m
Low Tide
8:22AM0.03m
8:35PM0.21m
9:00AM-0.04m
9:11PM0.13m
9:36AM-0.04m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:30
5:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:28
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
24
25
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
25
26
26
24
24
24
24
23
25
26
26
24
24
Feels °C
25
26
25
25
26
27
24
24
25
24
26
26
25
26
26
26
25
25
24
25
25
25
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