
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ingonish Beach today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ingonish Beach at 4AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ingonish Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
35 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 340 | 456 | 151 | 91 | 64 | 39 | 39 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:46PM1.04m | 7:59AM1.31m | 9:17PM1.09m | 9:00AM1.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51AM0.61m | 2:46PM0.05m | 2:44AM0.44m | 3:28PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 |
33 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 279 | 151 | 91 | 64 | 39 | 39 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | — | NNW 5 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | SE 10 |
35 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 6 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 10 | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SW 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
— | — | — | 3 | 17 | 58 | 115 | 340 | 456 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 47 | 65 | 95 | 114 | 102 | 78 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2167 | 0 | 2254 | 2254 | 2254 | 1057 | 913 | 1057 | 0 | 0 | 1024 | 1027 | 1059 | 422 | 449 | 422 | 422 | 1112 |
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