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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
23.6° 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 10PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)--
Afternoon (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.9
NE
2.3
NE
2
NE
2
NE
1.9
NE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)788888888855666666777788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1341732021971781191109813012086117111137158170190284458384418396270232
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
40
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
WNW
15
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:27PM
0.89
5:57AM
1.35
6:31PM
0.89
6:44AM
1.41
7:23PM
0.93
7:27AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:00PM
0.50
11:00PM
0.47
12:55PM
0.43
11:53PM
0.47
1:41PM
0.36
12:43AM
0.44
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise------5:58-------5:58-------5:58-
Sunset--8:07-------8:07-------8:07-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------11--111124-----
Temp. °C242422212120212324222121212121222223212121202123
Feels °C (?)232321212221212222211920212120212122172323222221
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