Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ingonish Beach today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Ingonish Beach at 7PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ingonish Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed night, fresh winds from the SE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:59AM1.16m | 11:59PM1.20m | 12:51PM1.10m | 00:30AM1.19m | 1:52PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50PM0.40m | 6:19AM0.21m | 6:30PM0.51m | 7:08AM0.18m | 7:13PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 6 | NW 5 | — | — | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | E 19 | E 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | S 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 |
22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 10 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1755 | 1760 | 2730 | 1339 | 306 | 449 | 306 | 1042 | 1687 | 1728 | 2716 | 1638 | 1083 | 1083 | 958 | 1304 | 1108 | 886 | 886 | 886 |
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