Vilas Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.74° S 38.14° W

Vilas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vilas sea temperature is
26.6°C
0.5° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Vilas at 7PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)--
Afternoon (21 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (21 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.9
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1.2
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
53
53
52
64
78
76
78
93
96
76
76
78
76
80
114
76
93
94
134
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:25PM1.62m
00:31AM1.74m
1:03PM1.77m
1:11AM1.89m
1:38PM1.90m
Low Tide
6:31PM0.55m
6:54AM0.33m
7:08PM0.40m
7:30AM0.20m
7:44PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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5:03
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5:03
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5:30
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5:30
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5:30
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 mm
—
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1
1
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1
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Temp °C
28
27
25
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
27
27
27
25
25
Feels °C
28
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
26
27
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