
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ingonish Beach today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ingonish Beach at 3AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ingonish Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu night, min 3°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ESE 11 | NNW 7 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
81 | 45 | 32 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:59PM1.35m | 11:54AM1.19m | 10:39PM1.35m | 12:54PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:16PM0.61m | 4:54AM-0.12m | 5:00PM0.69m | 5:45AM-0.13m | 5:46PM0.77m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | -4 | -4 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 9 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
81 | 45 | 32 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | SSW 4 | S 9 | S 8 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | E 11 | — | — | N 5 | N 7 | S 8 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WNW 3 | — | N 2 |
24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2167 | 1901 | 2254 | 1300 | 1497 | 1526 | 1562 | 1924 | 2060 | 1508 | 1492 | 1508 | 1508 | 886 | 1030 | 1508 | 422 | 1423 |
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