
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ingonish Beach today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ingonish Beach at 4AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ingonish Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SE 10 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | 21 | 38 | 49 | 75 | 146 | 188 | 188 | 126 | 102 | 80 | 52 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:56PM1.07m | 9:50AM1.28m | 11:26PM1.12m | 10:34AM1.24m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:09PM0.10m | 3:56AM0.73m | 4:40PM0.12m | 4:38AM0.66m | 5:11PM0.16m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | |
mm | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 124 | 126 | 102 | 80 | 52 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | SE 9 |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 |
13 | 21 | 38 | 49 | 75 | 146 | 188 | 188 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 402 | 460 | 319 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 121 | 1059 | 923 | 327 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 88 | 306 | 306 |
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