Vilas Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.74° S 38.14° W

Vilas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vilas sea temperature is
26.2° 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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Vilas at 11AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (19 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (19 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
10
2.1
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
1.5
SSE
10
2.4
ESE
8
1.7
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.3
SSE
9
1.4
E
8
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
2.1
ESE
8
1.4
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
363
388
476
619
650
430
759
403
316
258
264
269
256
283
588
297
328
678
588
537
537
488
468
468
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:53AM1.88m
7:25PM1.68m
7:40AM1.73m
8:11PM1.57m
8:34AM1.57m
Low Tide
00:42AM0.41m
1:16PM0.35m
1:28AM0.50m
2:03PM0.50m
2:22AM0.59m
2:58PM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<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
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
Temp °C
24
24
25
24
25
25
24
25
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
24
24
23
24
25
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
24
23
23
22
23
23
23
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
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