Vilas Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.74° S 38.14° W

Vilas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vilas sea temperature is
26.7°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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Vilas at 3PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (16 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (16 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.9
E
6
0.2
S
13
1.2
E
6
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.2
S
8
1.1
E
6
0.2
S
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
140
94
32
14
62
13
101
11
12
115
97
6
97
11
14
40
35
51
49
47
46
47
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
20
NE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:32AM1.47m
6:39PM1.47m
7:31AM1.35m
7:44PM1.38m
8:57AM1.29m
Low Tide
12:23PM0.69m
1:03AM0.61m
1:25PM0.81m
2:30AM0.71m
3:13PM0.86m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
23
27
29
27
25
25
25
24
24
27
29
28
26
25
25
24
24
25
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
25
28
30
27
25
25
26
25
26
28
29
27
25
24
27
27
26
26
26
26
25
25
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