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Monument

Surf spot · Australia

Is it worth the trip?

30Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Sat 7: too small (5 ft swell at 9 s), 3 hours of offshore wind, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 22 out of 100

Swell
4 ft10 smushy
Energy
247kJ
Wind
NNW 5 kn
Temp
19°C

Wed 4 · 20 out of 100

Swell
5 ft7 smushy
Energy
219kJ
Wind
SSW 11 kn
Temp
17°C

Thu 5 · 37 out of 100

Swell
5 ft9 ssoft
Energy
381kJ
Wind
NW 3 kn
Temp
17°C

Fri 6 · 31 out of 100

Swell
5 ft10 ssoft
Energy
516kJ
Wind
SW 12 kn
Temp
19°C

Sat 7 · 45 out of 100

Swell
5 ft9 ssoft
Energy
369kJ
Wind
ESE 9 kn
Temp
17°C

Sun 8 · 23 out of 100

Swell
3 ft9 ssoft
Energy
187kJ
Wind
E 12 kn
Temp
19°C

Mon 9 · 9 out of 100

Swell
2 ft9 ssoft
Energy
69kJ
Wind
NNE 4 kn
Temp
26°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 232, too small
  2. Tue 322, too small
  3. Wed 420, too small
  4. Thu 537, too small
  5. Fri 631, too small
  6. Sat 745, fair
  7. Sun 823, too small
  8. Mon 99, too small
  9. Tue 1027, too small
  10. Wed 1132, too small

The spot in five facts

  • Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
  • Offshore: SEwind from the land
  • Beginner +who it suits
  • Works 5–20 ftof swell
  • Water 17 °C3/2 wetsuit

Full forecast

every day, every number

Monument does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Monument, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2Nov32, too small5 ft10 ssoft2 ft at break (est.)404kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots20°C
Tue 3Nov22, too small4 ft10 smushy3 ft at break (est.)247kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots19°C
Wed 4Nov20, too small5 ft7 smushy3 ft at break (est.)219kJwind from the south-south-west, 11 knots17°C
Thu 5Nov37, too small5 ft9 ssoft4 ft at break (est.)381kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots17°C
Fri 6Nov31, too small5 ft10 ssoft4 ft at break (est.)516kJwind from the south-west, 12 knots19°C
Sat 7Nov45, fair5 ft9 ssoft2 ft at break (est.)369kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, offshore17°C
Sun 8Nov23, too small3 ft9 ssoftunder 1 ft at break (est.)187kJwind from the east, 12 knots, offshore19°C
Mon 9Nov9, too small2 ft9 ssoftunder 1 ft at break (est.)69kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots26°C
Tue 10Nov27, too small3 ft11 ssoft2 ft at break (est.)223kJwind from the south-south-east, 14 knots, offshore18°C
Wed 11Nov32, too small3 ft11 ssoft2 ft at break (est.)257kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, offshore17°C

Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More

Tide

  • Mon 2 NovHigh 05:20 +0.4 mLow 20:40 −0.3 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 05:40 +0.2 mLow 09:13 +0.2 mHigh 11:48 +0.2 mLow 19:50 −0.2 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 02:41 +0.1 mLow 06:30 +0.0 mHigh 12:25 +0.2 mLow 19:00 −0.2 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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About Monument

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces NW (310°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (130°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 10.0 km out (1 in 1000). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 15°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 19°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Mount Dutton Bay, 5.7 km away (about 10 min by car).

Water about 17°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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Where to stay: Mount Dutton Bay

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