Vilas Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.74° S 38.14° W

Vilas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vilas sea temperature is
26.8°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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Vilas at 4PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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)
0
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)
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
0.2
S
12
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
8
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
90
76
79
68
76
96
101
112
94
97
97
79
94
108
11
135
119
13
6
123
119
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
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-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:48AM1.62m
5:53PM1.60m
6:32AM1.47m
6:39PM1.47m
7:31AM1.35m
7:44PM1.38m
Low Tide
11:42AM0.56m
00:09AM0.48m
12:23PM0.69m
1:03AM0.61m
1:25PM0.81m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
23
27
28
27
25
24
24
24
23
26
28
27
25
25
25
24
25
27
29
28
25
25
Feels °C
24
28
28
27
25
24
25
25
25
27
29
27
25
26
26
25
27
27
28
27
24
25
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