Vilas Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.74° S 38.14° W

Vilas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vilas sea temperature is
27.0°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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Vilas at 11AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (29 Oct)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
7
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
1
S
7
0.8
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.6
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
120
114
112
108
136
294
245
188
188
214
184
143
128
96
92
88
69
64
71
69
98
125
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:21AM1.90m
5:32PM1.85m
6:16AM1.75m
6:26PM1.73m
7:22AM1.60m
7:34PM1.62m
Low Tide
11:23AM0.35m
11:51PM0.20m
12:15PM0.51m
00:54AM0.34m
1:23PM0.65m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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4:58
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5:31
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1
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Temp °C
24
26
27
27
26
25
25
24
25
27
28
28
25
25
24
24
23
28
29
28
26
25
Feels °C
27
30
30
29
29
29
29
27
28
28
28
27
26
26
25
27
26
29
29
28
28
27
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