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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am 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
21.4° 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 1PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
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.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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)
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
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
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.3
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
380
373
359
333
294
335
289
243
154
141
119
157
117
93
167
73
70
53
51
54
63
28
28
29
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
15
E
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
cross-on
on
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
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:59PM1.01m
2:43AM1.39m
4:06PM1.08m
3:52AM1.35m
5:00PM1.18m
Low Tide
8:40AM0.22m
8:16PM0.54m
9:44AM0.22m
9:37PM0.52m
10:38AM0.22m
10:46PM0.46m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
6:22
6:24
6:24
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5:22
5:21
5:20
5:19
1
Temp °C
18
20
20
20
20
20
18
17
17
19
21
20
20
19
18
17
17
19
20
20
19
18
17
16
17
18
17
19
20
21
18
17
17
19
19
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
17
17
16
17
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
ENE
5
0.9
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
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
5
Energy kJ
380
373
359
333
294
335
289
243
154
141
119
157
117
93
51
73
70
53
18
17
10
17
13
29
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
Energy kJ
251
196
157
145
101
81
64
61
70
60
63
23
23
15
48
50
36
17
8
5
5
10
5
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.1
N
10
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
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
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
38
38
26
2
2
2
15
14
14
8
5
5
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
NE
5
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.6
NE
4
Energy kJ
2
16
167
62
51
54
63
28
28
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2
2
45
50
16
4
0
0
0
0
42
121
42
0
0
0
0
0
166
413
69
0
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
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