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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 08 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
22.1° 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 8AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (08 May)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (08 May)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.7
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
71
71
73
56
59
61
62
61
40
40
41
41
42
64
64
66
67
69
104
108
106
104
139
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:52PM1.34m
1:06PM0.92m
00:45AM1.29m
2:12PM0.95m
1:43AM1.27m
3:12PM1.03m
Low Tide
7:00AM0.36m
6:10PM0.60m
7:54AM0.35m
7:20PM0.62m
8:46AM0.32m
8:36PM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
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6:33
6:33
6:35
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5:07
5:07
5:06
Temp °C
10
9
9
15
19
18
15
14
13
13
12
16
18
18
18
17
15
14
14
16
18
19
19
19
4
3
3
9
12
11
10
10
9
10
9
13
15
15
16
16
14
12
12
14
16
17
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.2
S
10
1.9
S
11
2
S
11
2
S
10
2.5
S
12
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.3
S
10
2.1
S
10
2
S
10
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
1.7
S
10
Energy kJ
1752
1506
947
843
917
802
1621
1862
1637
1379
1060
1606
1320
1124
855
745
544
465
395
386
377
106
104
598
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
1.1
S
12
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSE
18
0.7
E
12
Energy kJ
94
71
71
73
56
59
61
62
61
40
362
41
41
42
64
64
66
67
69
104
108
24
61
139
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
S
17
0.1
N
9
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.4
ENE
11
0.1
S
20
0.3
SSW
17
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
E
16
0.5
S
15
Energy kJ
4
2
5
2
8
8
40
8
54
6
6
6
6
6
5
113
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
10
1.1
WSW
5
1.1
W
5
0.7
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
4
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
10
1.7
S
8
1.8
S
8
Energy kJ
2457
56
52
15
59
42
21
2966
2501
1979
1969
2184
1670
1489
1129
415
443
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
3
4
3
4
5
1
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
2
2
2
2
29
73
3
3
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
50
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
3
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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