Vilas Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.74° S 38.14° W

Vilas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vilas sea temperature is
26.2° C
0.4° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Vilas at 7AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (14 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
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)
0
0
1
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)
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.5
SE
10
0.4
S
12
1
S
6
1.9
S
7
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
7
1.8
SE
7
1
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
75
52
54
52
51
46
73
381
768
707
689
637
572
525
487
435
352
330
288
704
593
615
626
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:49PM2.01m
3:57AM2.11m
4:35PM2.01m
4:42AM2.13m
5:18PM1.96m
Low Tide
9:33AM-0.04m
9:51PM0.22m
10:20AM-0.06m
10:35PM0.22m
11:05AM-0.03m
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clear
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5:54
5:54
5:54
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5:21
5:21
5:22
 mm
2
3
4
4
3
2
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
25
26
26
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
25
Feels °C
25
27
28
28
28
27
25
23
23
22
21
20
20
20
21
21
20
21
21
21
22
21
22
23
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