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Ingonish Beach surfForecast / Cape Breton Island / Canada
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Ingonish Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ingonish Beach sea temperature is
3.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ingonish Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Ingonish Beach at 12PM is: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ingonish Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 7 | ESE 7 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | |
88 | 56 | 117 | 279 | 289 | 141 | 90 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 56 | 59 | 65 | 79 | 101 | 110 | 113 | 145 | 148 | 145 | 115 | 113 | 110 | 84 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 5:23AM1.18m | 5:13PM1.01m | 6:00AM1.25m | 6:26PM1.06m | 6:37AM1.31m | 7:30PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21AM0.74m | 11:20PM0.54m | 12:17PM0.58m | 00:14AM0.57m | 1:07PM0.39m | 1:06AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | |
— | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:28 | |
1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
-1 | -3 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
88 | 56 | 43 | 29 | 22 | 141 | 90 | 39 | 47 | 47 | 56 | 59 | 65 | 79 | 101 | 110 | 113 | 145 | 148 | 145 | 115 | 113 | 110 | 84 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — |
17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | S 8 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | S 7 | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
2 | 13 | 117 | 279 | 289 | 26 | 31 | 34 | 40 | 50 | 58 | 52 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 35 | 26 | 14 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 121 | 88 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 88 | 306 | 422 | 422 | 422 | 2055 | 2167 | 2382 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1254 | 1240 | 923 | 923 | 920 | 920 |
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