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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 20 May 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
20.3° 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 7PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)--
Afternoon (20 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (20 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1
E
10
2.3
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.3
SE
11
2.3
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.1
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
511
432
426
370
363
312
302
302
250
245
245
200
196
151
142
115
116
196
988
1124
1168
1124
817
1065
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:14AM1.07m
11:07PM1.68m
12:18PM1.05m
00:06AM1.57m
1:25PM1.06m
1:09AM1.45m
Low Tide
4:33PM0.37m
6:10AM0.06m
5:34PM0.44m
7:10AM0.12m
6:44PM0.50m
8:08AM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
4:58
4:58
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
15
14
14
14
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
12
12
13
11
10
9
10
11
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
2.3
S
10
2.3
S
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1
E
10
0.3
S
12
2.3
SE
10
2.3
SE
11
2.3
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.1
E
11
Energy kJ
511
432
426
983
1004
312
302
302
250
245
245
200
196
151
142
115
116
196
25
1124
1168
1124
817
1065
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
SSW
8
0.5
S
8
0.7
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.3
SE
10
Energy kJ
370
363
5
5
5
18
16
32
29
12
33
148
508
309
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.4
S
8
Energy kJ
7
8
17
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
9
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
8
2.4
S
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
2.3
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
Energy kJ
918
858
858
1247
1345
1345
1645
1372
1197
966
734
555
522
489
481
447
419
393
988
507
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
91
91
91
90
2
2
2
2
50
90
50
85
3
91
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
8
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
7
5
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