  Monolayer chromium trihalides, the archetypal two dimensional (2D) magnetic
materials, are readily suggested as a promising platform for high frequency
magnonics. Here we detail the spin wave properties of monolayer CrBr$_3$ and
CrI$_3$, using spin dynamics simulations parametrized from the first
principles. We reveal that spin wave dispersion can be tuned in a broad range
of frequencies by strain, paving the way towards flexo magnonic applications.
We further show that ever present halide vacancies in these monolayers host
sufficiently strong Dzyaloshinskii Moriya interaction to scatter spin waves,
which promotes design of spin-wave guides by defect engineering. Finally we
discuss the spectra of spin-waves propagating across a moir\'e periodic
modulation of magnetic parameters in a van der Waals heterobilayer, and show
that the nanoscale moir\'e periodicities in such samples are ideal for
realization of a magnonic crystal in the terahertz frequency range. Recalling
the additional tunability of magnetic 2D materials by electronic gating, our
results situate these systems among the front-runners for prospective high
frequency magnonic applications.
