Vilas Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.74° S 38.14° W

Vilas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vilas sea temperature is
26.9°C
1.0° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Vilas at 9AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (03 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.5
SSE
10
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
68
77
57
52
57
57
56
73
132
220
226
199
149
128
145
150
150
131
154
159
163
173
178
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State
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
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:48AM1.46m
9:10PM1.48m
10:33AM1.47m
10:48PM1.55m
11:54AM1.59m
Low Tide
2:14AM0.52m
3:04PM0.76m
4:05AM0.54m
4:51PM0.73m
5:33AM0.44m
6:02PM0.60m
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clear
clear
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clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
25
24
25
26
28
27
25
25
25
24
25
26
27
27
25
25
25
25
25
27
27
27
25
25
Feels °C
26
25
28
27
29
27
26
26
26
25
24
24
25
26
25
25
24
24
25
27
26
26
25
26
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