Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ingonish Beach today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Ingonish Beach at 11AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Ingonish Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat morning, light winds from the N by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 4 | SE 11 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 34 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:48AM1.37m | 11:35PM1.19m | 11:42AM1.29m | 00:05AM1.20m | 12:34PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31AM0.39m | 5:11PM0.11m | 5:19AM0.30m | 5:48PM0.26m | 6:07AM0.24m | 6:25PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 4 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 4 | SE 10 |
20 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | — | S 6 | E 7 | SE 6 | E 6 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | SE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | E 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | SE 10 | E 6 |
5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
45 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 34 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2716 | 1973 | 1905 | 1907 | 2663 | 2254 | 2254 | 2254 | 1979 | 2551 | 2747 | 2663 | 1637 | 2254 | 2254 | 2599 | 2495 | 2486 | 2604 | 916 | 1220 | 1180 |
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