Ingonish Beach surfForecast / Cape Breton Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 ADT
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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
3.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ingonish Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Ingonish Beach at 5PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)--
Afternoon (23 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (23 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

Table - waves today at Ingonish Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
N
5
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
91
71
32
17
10
9
10
9
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
19
26
23
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:58PM1.23m
4:03AM1.16m
3:19PM1.12m
4:48AM1.18m
4:45PM1.06m
5:27AM1.20m
Low Tide
8:59PM0.19m
9:29AM0.78m
9:58PM0.34m
10:46AM0.65m
10:54PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:16
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:38
8:39
8:40
2
5
3
2
Temp °C
8
8
8
5
7
8
8
12
15
16
15
12
13
12
11
14
17
17
15
11
8
7
6
6
1
1
2
0
1
3
2
6
9
11
11
8
8
8
6
11
14
13
11
7
5
2
1
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
10
0.7
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
N
5
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.1
E
18
0.3
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
4
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
15
Energy kJ
8
2
32
17
10
9
10
9
6
5
4
2
1
5
5
5
5
5
3
5
4
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
18
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
N
5
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
3
3
3
6
3
2
4
6
5
3
3
5
3
3
3
5
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
1
3
6
3
6
6
3
6
6
4
4
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1
N
6
0.3
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.5
S
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
Energy kJ
79
91
71
2
7
7
9
7
6
9
5
1
2
2
1
7
10
19
26
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
1063
1632
1632
1063
1071
1633
1633
1633
1461
1458
1458
1681
1051
1030
963
886
804
804
913
804
325
306
306
306
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Breton Island
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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