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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 16 Mar 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
23.5° 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 10AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (16 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (16 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NE
0.8
NE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.9
NE
1.3
NE
1.7
NE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.7
NE
1.6
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
SSE
1
S
1.2
S
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
NE
1.2
SSE
0.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)558855666777776655666565
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)50383331358018523619025524410378765940275592121288713
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NW
20
WSW
10
SW
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:08AM
1.46
7:51PM
1.18
7:49AM
1.52
8:27PM
1.29
8:29AM
1.55
9:03PM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:46AM
0.42
1:47PM
0.19
1:32AM
0.34
2:20PM
0.11
2:16AM
0.25
2:54PM
0.06
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise--6:54-------6:54-------6:54-----
Sunset-----7:12-------7:10-------7:08--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201919232524232221212126302726232221202121212221
Feels °C (?)201919222322212221222125292425222221202120202221
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