Mona Vale Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Sydney North Coast, Australia)

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Mona Vale Beach Surf Guide

Mona Vale Beach in Sydney North is a quite exposed beach break that does not work very often with no particular seasonal pattern. The best wind direction is from the northwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northeast. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Beware of rips and locals.

Mona Vale Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	inconsistent	20.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Mona Vale Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Mona Vale Beach occur when a Northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Mona Vale Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Mona Vale Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 7% of the time in January while 28% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 65% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

28%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

65%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Mona Vale Beach Location Map

Interactive Mona Vale Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Mona Vale Beach is Kingsford Smith International Airport (Sydney) Airport (SYD) in Australia, 32 km (20 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Mona Vale Beach is Sydney Bankstown Airport (BWU), also in Australia, 41 km (25 miles) away.

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Mona Vale Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 15 May 2026, 19:05 Local Time

m, °C	Fri		Sat
ft, °F	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM
Wave (m)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Period (s)	7	7	7	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	glass	glass	cross- off

What does Mona Vale Beach look like?

Latest photos from Mona Vale Beach. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Doug Cliff

Tides at Mona Vale Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Newport, 2 km from Mona Vale Beach.

Next High Water: 07:28am | 1.26m

Next Low Water: 01:31am | 0.07m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Mona Vale Beach Sea Temperature

The Mona Vale Beach water temperature is warm (20.4 °C) and the air temperature not too different (windchill forecast 19.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal though a shorty will suffice.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 20.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite