Vilas Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.74° S 38.14° W

Vilas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vilas sea temperature is
26.0° 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 (16 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Vilas at 8PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)--
Afternoon (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
1
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)
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
12
2.1
SE
7
2.3
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
467
453
366
356
345
272
199
466
649
588
560
539
302
296
634
555
555
504
507
475
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:59PM1.84m
6:14AM1.88m
6:34PM1.72m
6:55AM1.70m
7:13PM1.58m
Low Tide
11:52AM0.20m
00:01AM0.32m
12:27PM0.36m
00:40AM0.43m
1:04PM0.53m
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:27
 mm
2
2
1
2
4
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
24
24
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
25
25
25
24
24
24
22
22
22
22
23
22
23
22
21
22
22
22
23
24
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