Vilas Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.74° S 38.14° W

Vilas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vilas sea temperature is
26.0° 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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Vilas at 8AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (05 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
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)
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
1
E
8
1
E
7
1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
206
176
181
178
175
161
161
183
174
170
131
128
131
128
120
134
150
150
103
83
126
103
108
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:49AM1.70m
8:20PM1.58m
8:58AM1.58m
9:33PM1.51m
10:27AM1.53m
Low Tide
1:27AM0.48m
2:03PM0.51m
2:33AM0.55m
3:19PM0.61m
4:01AM0.56m
4:53PM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:25
 mm
1
Temp °C
24
23
23
24
25
25
24
24
23
23
22
24
26
25
24
24
24
23
23
25
27
26
24
24
Feels °C
25
25
26
27
26
26
26
26
25
26
25
27
28
25
25
25
25
24
25
27
27
25
25
26
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