Vilas Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.74° S 38.14° W

Vilas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vilas sea temperature is
25.9° C
0.3° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Vilas at 9AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (23 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (23 Jul)5ft (1.5m)8s

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 25°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
346
299
250
250
256
250
250
286
235
235
197
197
163
163
133
130
127
105
102
102
99
81
75
73
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:00AM1.40m
11:25PM1.41m
12:17PM1.42m
00:31AM1.47m
1:16PM1.50m
Low Tide
4:47AM0.67m
5:23PM0.73m
6:01AM0.61m
6:30PM0.68m
7:00AM0.52m
7:23PM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:23
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
24
23
23
24
25
25
24
24
24
23
23
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
26
26
26
26
27
26
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
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