
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ingonish Beach today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ingonish Beach at 12AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ingonish Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the NNW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | NNW 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | E 10 | E 9 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | 42 | 46 | 46 | 83 | 128 | 72 | 41 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 80 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:52AM1.18m | 12:54PM1.08m | 1:21AM1.18m | 1:52PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:19PM0.30m | 6:46AM0.46m | 6:57PM0.41m | 7:35AM0.40m | 7:39PM0.52m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 |
— | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 72 | 41 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 11 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | NW 9 | SSE 6 | NW 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 8 |
2 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 8 | NNW 9 | SE 8 | E 11 | S 9 | E 10 | S 9 | SE 6 |
1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 8 |
14 | 42 | 46 | 46 | 83 | 128 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 53 | 123 | 175 | 133 | 76 | 80 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1291 | 956 | 817 | 817 | 886 | 886 | 886 | 886 | 913 | 916 | 886 | 422 | 306 | 306 | 1059 | 1107 | 2780 | 0 |
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