Vilas Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.74° S 38.14° W

Vilas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vilas sea temperature is
26.0° C
0.7° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Vilas at 6AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
274
151
168
155
147
248
202
171
171
153
149
145
142
131
107
107
97
97
78
78
74
76
54
35
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:46AM1.36m
9:10PM1.34m
10:22AM1.29m
10:48PM1.32m
12:01PM1.34m
Low Tide
2:25AM0.66m
3:02PM0.80m
4:00AM0.72m
4:50PM0.83m
5:39AM0.67m
6:14PM0.75m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
24
24
23
24
25
25
24
24
24
23
23
25
26
26
24
23
23
22
21
24
26
25
24
24
Feels °C
25
24
23
23
24
23
23
24
24
23
23
25
25
24
23
23
23
22
22
24
25
24
24
24
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