Vilas Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.74° S 38.14° W

Vilas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vilas sea temperature is
26.8°C
1.4° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Vilas at 4AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (19 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (19 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
SSE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.7
ESE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
330
289
272
263
256
201
502
354
559
510
452
381
355
295
273
248
229
128
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:19PM1.32m
9:44AM1.25m
10:08PM1.30m
11:31AM1.32m
Low Tide
3:14AM0.74m
4:12PM0.88m
5:09AM0.70m
5:45PM0.79m
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
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>
5:24
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
 mm
1
3
5
4
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
24
24
Feels °C
26
26
26
24
24
23
22
23
24
24
22
23
24
24
23
25
25
26
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