Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ingonish Beach today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ingonish Beach at 4PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ingonish Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 42 | 67 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 64 | 58 | 55 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 48 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 27 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:15AM1.18m | 9:09PM0.99m | 8:07AM1.21m | 9:36PM1.06m | 8:55AM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30PM0.21m | 2:12AM0.73m | 3:02PM0.18m | 2:57AM0.63m | 3:33PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 8 |
13 | 42 | 67 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 64 | 58 | 55 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 48 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 8 | E 7 | E 11 | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — |
11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | S 4 | — | — | SSW 2 | — | SE 7 | SSE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | 27 | 29 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 925 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 913 | 913 | 913 | 922 | 886 | 886 |
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