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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
21.5° 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 7PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)--
Afternoon (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (24 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
NE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
4
0.5
E
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
359
333
294
288
295
283
158
130
96
99
117
93
107
83
68
54
53
56
57
24
20
50
35
25
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
0
WSW
15
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
2:59PM1.01m
2:43AM1.39m
4:06PM1.08m
3:52AM1.35m
5:00PM1.18m
4:51AM1.32m
Low Tide
8:16PM0.54m
9:44AM0.22m
9:37PM0.52m
10:38AM0.22m
10:46PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
6:24
6:24
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5:22
5:21
5:20
5:19
1
Temp °C
21
20
20
20
18
17
17
19
21
20
20
19
18
17
17
19
20
20
19
18
16
16
15
18
19
19
20
21
19
17
17
20
20
18
19
18
18
17
17
18
17
18
17
16
15
16
14
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
NE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.6
NE
4
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
7
Energy kJ
359
333
294
288
295
283
158
130
96
99
117
93
107
83
68
54
17
17
10
14
16
50
35
25
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.8
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.5
E
6
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
6
Energy kJ
157
130
101
81
64
46
70
83
63
58
23
15
63
36
36
20
5
5
5
9
20
9
9
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.1
N
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
45
38
26
23
2
15
14
14
8
5
5
4
2
5
2
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
0.9
NE
7
1.2
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
4
Energy kJ
4
79
78
53
56
57
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
45
50
16
4
0
0
0
0
42
327
42
0
0
0
0
0
121
166
132
3
3
0
3
166
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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