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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 08 May 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
21.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Mona Vale-The Basin at 8PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)--
Afternoon (08 May)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (08 May)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.8
E
14
0.8
E
13
0.9
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
59
61
61
61
40
40
40
41
41
64
64
66
67
69
104
106
106
104
139
141
253
229
284
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:06PM0.92m
00:45AM1.29m
2:12PM0.95m
1:43AM1.27m
3:12PM1.03m
2:44AM1.25m
Low Tide
6:10PM0.60m
7:54AM0.35m
7:20PM0.62m
8:46AM0.32m
8:36PM0.60m
9:34AM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
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6:33
6:35
6:35
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5:07
5:07
5:06
5:06
1
1
Temp °C
20
18
16
15
13
13
12
16
18
18
18
17
15
14
14
16
19
19
19
19
17
17
18
19
14
11
11
11
9
10
9
13
15
15
17
16
13
12
12
14
17
17
17
18
16
16
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
11
0.5
E
11
2.5
S
12
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.1
S
10
2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
8
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
0.8
E
13
0.9
E
13
Energy kJ
716
59
1717
2034
1727
1352
1131
1520
1219
926
761
660
533
404
390
335
324
106
104
646
562
468
229
284
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.1
N
9
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
1.1
S
12
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSE
18
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.8
E
14
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
14
Energy kJ
56
2
61
61
61
40
362
40
41
41
64
64
66
67
69
104
106
25
61
139
141
253
205
199
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
20
0.4
ENE
11
0.3
SSW
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
E
16
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.9
S
14
Energy kJ
5
8
40
65
26
55
57
52
6
6
6
6
21
129
174
298
333
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
4
2
S
10
3
SSW
12
3.5
S
11
3
S
10
3
S
10
1.6
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.5
S
10
1.6
S
9
Energy kJ
13
816
2435
2651
1940
1940
360
396
414
436
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
5
4
1
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
Distance (km)
3
73
3
3
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
3
50
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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