Vilas Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.74° S 38.14° W

Vilas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vilas sea temperature is
27.0°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 (28 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Vilas at 9PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)--
Afternoon (28 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (28 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
7
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
1
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
183
156
159
181
146
120
114
112
108
136
250
250
197
154
180
184
143
137
105
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
N
5
N
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:46PM1.96m
5:21AM1.90m
5:32PM1.85m
6:16AM1.75m
6:26PM1.73m
Low Tide
10:38AM0.21m
10:59PM0.09m
11:23AM0.35m
11:51PM0.20m
12:15PM0.51m
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:31
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Temp °C
27
27
26
26
25
24
24
27
27
27
26
25
25
24
24
28
29
28
25
25
Feels °C
29
29
29
30
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
29
28
27
25
26
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