Vilas Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.74° S 38.14° W

Vilas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vilas sea temperature is
26.2° C
0.5° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Vilas at 12AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jul)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (20 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun night, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ESE
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.2
SE
9
1.8
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
1.5
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
2
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
721
349
309
270
226
466
574
606
343
393
587
587
574
612
612
588
642
657
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:25PM1.68m
7:40AM1.73m
8:11PM1.57m
8:34AM1.57m
Low Tide
1:28AM0.50m
2:03PM0.50m
2:22AM0.59m
2:58PM0.63m
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clear
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thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
 mm
3
4
5
5
3
2
4
4
3
2
3
Temp °C
25
25
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
26
26
25
25
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