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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 23 Feb 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
23.8° 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 8AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (23 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (23 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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

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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
NE
2
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.2
NE
1
NE
1.3
S
1.2
S
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
NE
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.8
NE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)788887666666645666677777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)42145829822117310710495696069696542111200196196244145142168180191
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
15
S
30
S
25
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
20
ENE
10
ESE
20
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:59AM
1.43
1:16PM
1.13
1:56AM
1.42
2:27PM
1.01
3:04AM
1.41
3:55PM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:24AM
0.33
7:16PM
0.31
8:38AM
0.37
8:13PM
0.40
10:03AM
0.36
9:26PM
0.45
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise--6:35-------6:37-------6:37-----
Sunset-----7:38-------7:37-------7:36--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----------------------14
Temp. °C252525282424232321212225262624232221222526252322
Feels °C (?)282727282223242522232526252523232221232626272322
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