Vilas Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.74° S 38.14° W

Vilas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vilas sea temperature is
26.1° 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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Vilas at 2AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
E
7
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
47
56
49
39
39
29
30
33
42
27
31
23
34
36
68
52
38
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
0
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:14PM1.77m
3:19AM1.89m
3:47PM1.84m
3:52AM1.97m
4:19PM1.88m
Low Tide
9:15PM0.36m
9:37AM0.17m
9:47PM0.31m
10:10AM0.14m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
25
26
25
24
24
24
23
23
24
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
26
25
25
25
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