Vilas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, this is Rusty. Well, I’ve been staring at the charts for a while now, and I’ve got to be straight with you – there’s nothing lighting up the forecast for this stretch. We’re looking at a real dry spell across the whole 16-day window, and honestly, there’s not a single standout session to get excited about. The water’s sitting at 79° with a tiny anomaly of 1°, so pretty average for this time of year.

Let’s start with the only spot on the cards: Vilas. It’s a beginner-friendly, very consistent break, good for learning. But the wind is the killer here. From Sunday the 30th of August right through, it’s mostly a cross-onshore breeze, light to moderate, with a few stretches of onshore winds. That means messy, lumpy, choppy conditions. The swell is small, mostly around 3ft to 5ft, from the east or east-southeast, with short periods of 7 to 9 seconds – so no real power or shape. The combined energy readings are weak to moderate, sitting between 153 and 752 (752 is the highest, but it’s attached to a marginal call on Wednesday the 2nd of September with a cross-shore wind). Even then, the forecast says “poor surf conditions” or “marginal” at best. There’s a tiny glimmer on Wednesday the 2nd morning when the swell hits 6ft and energy reaches 752, but it’s a cross-shore breeze and still only a score of 1 out of 10. Nothing to pack the car for.

We’ve got a gap of no real surf from the start, all the way through. The conditions stay poor – wind never cleans up, and the swell is puny and short-period. Monday the 14th of September shows a bit of a longer period at 11 seconds, but the swell is only 4ft and the cross-onshore wind is back. It’s just not happening.

Look, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but this is one of those runs where you might as well wax the board and wait. The area seems to have a few consistent breaks, so it’s not normally this quiet – forecasts can turn around. But for now, there’s nothing worth paddling out for.

Rusty.

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