Mona Vale-The Basin Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Sydney North Coast, Australia)

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Mona Vale-The Basin Surf Guide

Mona Vale-The Basin in Sydney North is an exposed reef break that has inconsistent surf with no particular seasonal pattern. Works best in offshore winds from the northwest. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northeast. Good surf at all stages of the tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Hazards include rips and locals.

Mona Vale-The Basin Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	inconsistent	22.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Mona Vale-The Basin:

The best conditions reported for surf at Mona Vale-The Basin 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-The Basin (for consistent clean waves)?

marchBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Mona Vale-The Basin with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 16% of the time in March while 28% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 56% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

16%

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

56%

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-The Basin Location Map

Interactive Mona Vale-The Basin 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-The Basin is Kingsford Smith International Airport (Sydney) Airport (SYD) in Australia, 33 km (20 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Mona Vale-The Basin is Sydney Bankstown Airport (BWU), also in Australia, 41 km (25 miles) away.

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Mona Vale-The Basin Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 06:20 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM
Wave (m)	ENE	E	E	E
Period (s)	10	10	10	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Mona Vale-The Basin

Current tide and informaton

For Newport, 2 km from Mona Vale-The Basin.

Next High Water: 12:05pm | 0.92m

Next Low Water: 05:13pm | 0.56m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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low tide

Mona Vale-The Basin Sea Temperature

The water temperature (22.1 °C) at Mona Vale-The Basin is warm and the air temperature should feel similar (windchill forecast 16.0 °C). If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a shorty or a summer wetsuit.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 22.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite