Mona Vale-The Basin surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 09 Jan 2026 AEDT
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Mona Vale-The Basin surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mona Vale-The Basin sea temperature is
22.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Mona Vale-The Basin today?

The current surf forecast for Mona Vale-The Basin at 11AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (09 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (09 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s

Table - waves today at Mona Vale-The Basin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
3
4
4
2
4
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.7
NE
2.5
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
1.9
NE
2.1
NE
2
NE
2
NE
2.5
NE
2.1
NE
1.9
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)777777888888888889999888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)30825826622228468512171083119784847961151947073158947936326821617012310088
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
35
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:35AM
1.18
1:19PM
1.28
2:26AM
1.20
2:09PM
1.13
3:19AM
1.23
3:06PM
1.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:17AM
0.49
7:54PM
0.26
8:22AM
0.54
8:34PM
0.34
9:35AM
0.57
9:17PM
0.40
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise--5:52-------5:54-------5:54-----
Sunset------8:07-------8:07-------8:07-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212021262827242323262935373632212121202020202020
Feels °C (?)222021252623202223242531353430171717161717161616
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