Vilas Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.74° S 38.14° W

Vilas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vilas sea temperature is
27.2°C
0.9° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Vilas at 6PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)--
Afternoon (27 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (27 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
SSW
7
1.1
S
7
1.2
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
7
1.1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
150
79
66
94
86
134
160
186
223
223
221
186
136
111
114
112
281
260
214
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
0
N
0
WNW
5
E
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:04PM2.03m
4:33AM2.03m
4:46PM1.96m
5:21AM1.90m
5:32PM1.85m
Low Tide
9:57AM0.11m
10:15PM0.02m
10:38AM0.21m
10:59PM0.09m
11:23AM0.35m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:30
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5:30
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5:31
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1
1
1
2
2
1
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Temp °C
28
27
26
26
26
25
25
26
27
27
26
25
25
24
24
27
27
27
25
25
Feels °C
30
28
29
30
30
30
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
26
27
28
27
28
27
27
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