Vilas Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.74° S 38.14° W

Vilas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vilas sea temperature is
26.8°C
0.9° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Vilas at 2PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (04 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
141
168
173
168
120
116
120
124
128
107
107
131
134
139
144
173
181
215
215
221
227
233
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:33AM1.47m
10:48PM1.55m
11:54AM1.59m
00:01AM1.70m
12:49PM1.73m
Low Tide
4:05AM0.54m
4:51PM0.73m
5:33AM0.44m
6:02PM0.60m
6:33AM0.30m
6:53PM0.45m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:11
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5:28
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5:28
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5:28
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1
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Temp °C
24
26
27
27
25
25
25
25
25
27
27
26
25
25
24
24
24
26
27
26
25
25
Feels °C
25
26
25
26
25
25
25
24
25
26
27
24
25
26
25
25
25
26
27
26
26
26
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