
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ingonish Beach today (19 Sep):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ingonish Beach at 12AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ingonish Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 424 | 737 | 782 | 781 | 687 | 477 | 307 | 236 | 120 | 79 | 62 | 47 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:27AM1.12m | 4:00PM0.79m | 2:18AM1.08m | 5:21PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:32PM0.80m | 8:58AM0.32m | 8:18PM0.85m | 10:05AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 6 |
17 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 215 | 120 | 79 | 62 | 47 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | — | E 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | SE 11 | E 8 | E 8 |
12 | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | S 2 |
11 | 52 | 60 | 159 | 268 | 424 | 737 | 782 | 781 | 687 | 477 | 307 | 236 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 306 | 306 | 306 | 422 | 324 | 886 | 959 | 959 | 1632 | 1632 | 925 | 925 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1296 |
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