Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.68° S 151.32° E

Mona Vale-The Basin 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mona Vale-The Basin sea temperature is
18.5°C
0.1° 

Mona Vale-The Basin surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mona Vale-The Basin today (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mona Vale-The Basin at 4PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (28 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (28 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
1
NE
4
1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.5
NE
5
1.7
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
46
52
52
37
52
68
52
52
52
52
99
33
42
48
43
39
34
61
122
203
213
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:51AM1.54m
9:10PM1.35m
9:30AM1.58m
9:55PM1.26m
10:13AM1.58m
Low Tide
3:08PM0.13m
3:09AM0.16m
3:56PM0.14m
3:47AM0.22m
4:48PM0.17m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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5:33
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5:54
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Temp °C
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
13
12
16
17
17
16
15
14
13
13
19
22
20
18
18
Feels °C
12
12
12
13
14
13
14
12
10
14
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
16
17
16
14
16
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