Vilas Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.74° S 38.14° W

Vilas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 30 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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Vilas at 4AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (31 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (31 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
SE
5
1.1
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.3
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
41
41
45
49
56
22
69
108
143
141
236
263
223
206
186
154
158
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:19PM1.88m
4:25AM2.01m
4:51PM1.89m
4:59AM2.02m
5:25PM1.88m
Low Tide
10:18PM0.29m
10:42AM0.14m
10:49PM0.29m
11:14AM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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
2
2
2
4
3
Temp °C
24
23
24
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
24
24
24
Feels °C
24
23
25
24
24
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
23
24
23
24
24
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