Vilas Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.74° S 38.14° W

Vilas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vilas sea temperature is
26.6°C
1.1° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Vilas at 8PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)--
Afternoon (19 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (19 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
0.9
SSE
7
1.2
SE
7
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
270
326
510
481
452
396
355
295
273
248
222
188
93
156
95
89
96
99
120
122
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:44AM1.25m
10:08PM1.30m
11:31AM1.32m
11:40PM1.41m
12:31PM1.46m
Low Tide
4:12PM0.88m
5:09AM0.70m
5:45PM0.79m
6:16AM0.58m
6:36PM0.66m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:28
 mm
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
24
24
24
23
23
25
26
26
25
24
Feels °C
23
22
22
24
24
24
24
23
24
25
25
25
26
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
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