Vilas Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.74° S 38.14° W

Vilas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vilas sea temperature is
26.6°C
0.8° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Vilas at 1AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (30 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (30 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
E
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
1
E
8
1
E
5
0.8
E
5
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
5
1
E
5
1
E
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
93
45
45
114
55
37
111
90
43
58
64
80
68
88
88
88
89
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:02PM1.95m
5:28AM1.94m
5:43PM1.82m
6:18AM1.77m
6:32PM1.68m
Low Tide
11:09PM0.14m
11:33AM0.31m
11:54PM0.25m
12:20PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
25
25
24
24
23
26
28
27
25
24
24
23
23
27
28
28
25
25
Feels °C
26
27
25
25
25
26
27
26
24
24
24
23
25
27
26
26
24
25
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