Vilas Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.74° S 38.14° W

Vilas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vilas sea temperature is
26.0° C
0.3° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Vilas at 8AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (21 Jul)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (21 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
574
574
560
488
443
443
488
550
616
595
581
562
510
445
389
389
346
286
286
286
293
293
286
286
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:34AM1.57m
9:05PM1.48m
9:40AM1.45m
10:11PM1.42m
11:00AM1.40m
Low Tide
2:22AM0.59m
2:58PM0.63m
3:29AM0.66m
4:06PM0.71m
4:47AM0.67m
5:23PM0.73m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
24
23
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
26
25
24
24
Feels °C
25
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
25
24
25
26
26
26
26
27
26
25
26
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