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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 23 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
21.4° 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 12PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1072
844
690
551
561
415
326
333
363
373
343
326
307
288
276
243
158
141
96
96
88
59
91
68
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:41PM0.98m
1:31AM1.46m
2:59PM1.01m
2:43AM1.39m
4:06PM1.08m
3:52AM1.35m
Low Tide
7:29AM0.19m
6:53PM0.52m
8:40AM0.22m
8:16PM0.54m
9:44AM0.22m
9:37PM0.52m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
6:22
6:22
6:24
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5:22
5:22
5:21
5:20
Temp °C
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
17
16
17
19
21
20
19
19
18
17
15
15
16
16
17
17
18
18
17
18
18
18
19
20
17
15
16
19
20
19
17
18
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
Energy kJ
1072
844
690
551
561
450
347
333
363
373
343
326
307
288
276
243
158
141
96
96
86
59
91
68
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
Energy kJ
493
532
553
455
373
415
326
286
251
196
157
106
103
81
68
61
68
62
67
24
23
29
35
36
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.3
E
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
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
8
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
15
45
45
26
24
2
15
15
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
Energy kJ
1
66
88
27
31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2
2
2
2
2
2
16
0
2
50
50
42
42
0
0
0
0
0
42
327
42
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
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