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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 16 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
21.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

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

The current surf forecast for Mona Vale-The Basin at 8AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (16 Apr)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.1
NE
0.2
NNE
0.1
NE
3
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
Period(s) (?)1010101010104445555666788711121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)88888881197654514782620000
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
SW
0
W
35
S
25
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:59AM
1.42
7:29PM
1.56
7:46AM
1.40
8:09PM
1.65
8:34AM
1.35
8:51PM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:57AM
0.22
1:10PM
0.08
1:45AM
0.12
1:48PM
0.09
2:33AM
0.05
2:27PM
0.12
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise--6:16-------6:16-------6:18-----
Sunset-----5:30-------5:30-------5:29--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------13--------
Temp. °C171615202422202018171723272619171614131618171716
Feels °C (?)171514192320201915141420262513131311101314121312
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