Vilas Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.74° S 38.14° W

Vilas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vilas sea temperature is
26.4°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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Vilas at 5PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (22 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (22 Sep)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
9
1
E
10
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
162
188
216
207
216
363
273
579
599
599
589
579
559
540
512
494
485
415
408
408
333
314
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:11PM1.62m
1:14AM1.74m
1:44PM1.77m
1:49AM1.90m
2:16PM1.90m
Low Tide
7:00AM0.44m
7:14PM0.52m
7:35AM0.30m
7:47PM0.39m
8:08AM0.17m
8:18PM0.27m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
24
26
27
26
25
24
24
23
22
26
27
26
25
24
24
24
23
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
26
26
26
25
26
24
24
24
24
27
27
25
25
23
23
25
24
26
25
25
26
26
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