Vilas Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.74° S 38.14° W

Vilas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 31 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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Vilas at 10AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (31 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (31 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
7
1
E
7
1.2
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
103
187
229
192
192
192
165
169
368
377
340
340
340
297
348
335
487
487
494
442
292
390
381
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
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
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:07AM2.06m
5:28PM1.92m
5:46AM1.96m
6:07PM1.81m
6:31AM1.81m
6:52PM1.68m
Low Tide
11:18AM0.15m
11:30PM0.23m
11:55AM0.27m
00:10AM0.31m
12:38PM0.42m
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:37
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:28
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
25
26
26
25
24
24
24
24
26
28
27
25
24
24
23
23
26
28
27
25
24
Feels °C
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
27
26
24
24
25
24
25
26
27
25
24
23
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