Vilas Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.74° S 38.14° W

Vilas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vilas sea temperature is
26.1° C
0.7° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Vilas at 4AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (12 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (12 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
1.4
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.8
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2
S
8
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1
E
8
0.8
S
14
1.1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
129
174
167
178
154
372
607
484
437
397
314
215
183
149
137
257
440
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:58AM2.10m
3:33PM2.03m
3:40AM2.19m
4:12PM2.05m
Low Tide
8:54PM0.23m
9:21AM-0.06m
9:34PM0.17m
10:02AM-0.08m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
 mm
1
3
3
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
23
23
24
24
24
25
22
22
22
23
22
23
23
23
24
25
25
26
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