Vilas surf break

Vilas surfForecast / Bahia – Norte / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 -03
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Vilas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Vilas sea temperature is
27.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Vilas today?

The current surf forecast for Vilas at 9PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (16 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)888888777777777776666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20916516516113813812510110199938484107107103706881949510810894
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:21PM
1.71
2:52AM
1.73
2:58PM
1.82
3:27AM
1.81
3:33PM
1.92
4:01AM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:40PM
0.28
8:55AM
0.39
9:16PM
0.20
9:29AM
0.33
9:51PM
0.14
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise------5:18-------5:18-------5:20-
Sunset--6:05-------6:05-------6:05-----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1111----------11------12
Temp. °C282726262525252728272625252525272928262626252426
Feels °C (?)292828282727282929272726262727282927262627272728
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