Vilas Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.74° S 38.14° W

Vilas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vilas sea temperature is
26.2° C
0.5° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Vilas at 8PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)--
Afternoon (18 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (18 Jul)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SSE
9
1.6
SE
9
2.2
SE
8
1.7
SE
10
2.2
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
1.6
SSE
10
2.3
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.2
SSE
9
1.8
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
1.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
410
400
363
338
363
632
524
666
699
480
721
638
295
264
217
443
554
606
621
298
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:42PM1.79m
6:53AM1.88m
7:25PM1.68m
7:40AM1.73m
8:11PM1.57m
Low Tide
12:33PM0.20m
00:42AM0.41m
1:16PM0.35m
1:28AM0.50m
2:03PM0.50m
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5:54
5:54
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5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
25
25
23
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
25
24
24
24
25
25
26
25
24
Feels °C
22
24
22
23
23
23
23
22
23
23
23
24
23
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
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