Vilas Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.74° S 38.14° W

Vilas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vilas sea temperature is
26.1°C
0.7° 

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 4AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 30). 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 Wed morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.7
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
97
97
124
187
229
183
188
161
161
165
360
305
278
377
332
340
430
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
Wind State
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-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:54PM1.99m
5:07AM2.06m
5:28PM1.92m
5:46AM1.96m
6:07PM1.81m
Low Tide
10:54PM0.18m
11:18AM0.15m
11:30PM0.23m
11:55AM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
25
24
24
24
24
25
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
26
27
27
25
24
Feels °C
26
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
25
25
25
26
27
26
25
25
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