Vilas Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.74° S 38.14° W

Vilas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vilas sea temperature is
26.3° 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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Vilas at 1PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (17 Jul)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
11
2.1
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SSE
8
2.2
ESE
8
1.4
SE
10
1.6
SE
9
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
1.7
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
724
1072
1053
553
542
705
674
637
540
392
467
400
392
635
368
437
601
585
666
635
713
403
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:25AM2.10m
6:00PM1.89m
6:09AM2.02m
6:42PM1.79m
6:53AM1.88m
7:25PM1.68m
Low Tide
11:49AM0.07m
11:59PM0.32m
12:33PM0.20m
00:42AM0.41m
1:16PM0.35m
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
<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
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
23
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
23
23
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
23
22
22
22
23
24
24
24
25
23
22
23
23
24
25
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