Vilas surf break

Vilas surfForecast / Bahia – Norte / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 -03
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Vilas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Vilas sea temperature is
28.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vilas today?

The current surf forecast for Vilas at 1AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (13 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (13 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue night, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.7
S
15
1.2
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
254
268
268
262
227
213
176
166
169
205
208
166
162
138
131
147
144
171
168
117
87
75
96
93
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:39AM1.79m
12:53PM1.90m
1:23AM1.90m
1:40PM2.01m
2:05AM1.99m
2:27PM2.09m
Low Tide
6:28PM0.31m
6:47AM0.38m
7:13PM0.20m
7:31AM0.24m
7:57PM0.13m
8:15AM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:14
5:14
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
27
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
25
26
26
27
26
26
26
25
25
26
27
27
27
27
28
27
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
27
28
27
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
29
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
Energy kJ
254
268
268
262
227
213
176
166
169
166
208
166
162
123
120
147
144
109
112
116
65
70
93
93
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
S
17
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.5
SE
14
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
Energy kJ
40
39
52
82
79
100
170
157
153
205
146
146
144
138
131
127
87
171
168
117
79
75
74
74
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
16
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
14
0.3
S
13
0.4
S
16
0.5
SE
14
0.5
SE
14
0.5
SE
14
0.5
SE
14
0.5
SE
14
0.5
SE
14
0.6
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
13
0.5
SE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.5
SE
13
0.5
SE
13
0.5
SE
13
0.5
SE
13
0.5
SE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.5
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
Energy kJ
29
44
54
52
28
78
100
102
102
102
99
96
123
120
88
118
87
87
87
87
87
68
84
44
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
7
Energy kJ
39
77
96
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
787
737
194
193
193
193
787
787
787
778
194
193
34
249
787
808
787
583
34
193
34
194
787
787
Best forecast wave conditions in Bahia - Norte
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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