Ingonish Beach surfForecast / Cape Breton Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 08 May 2026 ADT
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Ingonish Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ingonish Beach sea temperature is
2.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ingonish Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Ingonish Beach at 4PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (08 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (08 May)4ft (1.2m)9s

Table - waves today at Ingonish Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.1
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
1.2
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.1
SE
5
1.4
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
81
77
77
206
231
231
231
237
276
276
270
231
216
190
186
176
152
135
112
205
244
239
55
106
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
12:24PM1.21m
3:14AM1.01m
1:15PM1.14m
4:01AM1.05m
2:24PM1.06m
Low Tide
6:45AM0.98m
7:57PM0.35m
7:47AM0.99m
8:45PM0.40m
9:02AM0.95m
9:35PM0.45m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:37
5:35
5:33
5:33
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8:19
8:21
8:22
8:22
Temp °C
6
7
7
8
8
7
5
5
4
7
10
10
10
9
8
8
7
8
9
13
13
10
9
8
4
4
3
4
4
4
2
1
0
3
7
6
7
6
4
4
3
3
4
7
6
4
3
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.1
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.1
E
16
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
81
77
74
206
231
231
231
237
276
276
270
231
216
190
186
176
152
135
112
5
46
45
44
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.3
N
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
N
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
5
29
77
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
2
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
4
4
4
5
5
5
3
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
N
3
0.6
S
4
0.3
SW
2
0.5
S
4
0.6
SSE
4
1.2
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.1
SE
5
1.4
SE
5
Energy kJ
1
2
3
11
1
6
10
205
244
239
55
106
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
88
88
88
88
88
0
0
0
0
0
0
956
925
0
0
0
0
913
913
1083
913
886
886
886
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Breton Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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