Vilas Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.74° S 38.14° W

Vilas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vilas sea temperature is
26.0° C
0.6° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Vilas at 3AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1.2
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
161
161
183
174
145
135
131
128
117
117
109
126
155
112
112
134
100
147
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:20PM1.58m
8:58AM1.58m
9:33PM1.51m
10:27AM1.53m
Low Tide
2:33AM0.55m
3:19PM0.61m
4:01AM0.56m
4:53PM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
22
23
24
25
24
24
24
23
23
25
26
26
25
24
Feels °C
25
25
25
26
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
26
26
27
26
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