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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
3.9° 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 11PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ingonish Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 12 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | E 11 | E 15 | |
10 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 29 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:14AM1.50m | 11:23PM1.26m | 9:59AM1.51m | 00:21AM1.23m | 10:48AM1.49m | 1:20AM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19PM-0.17m | 4:18AM0.79m | 5:10PM-0.19m | 5:07AM0.84m | 6:05PM-0.16m | 5:59AM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
-2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 0 | -4 | -3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | SE 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | SE 11 |
1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | NE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 15 | E 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 15 |
3 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | S 2 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 |
111 | 124 | 94 | 50 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 87 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 306 | 306 | 327 | 0 | 306 | 886 | 886 | 422 | 1292 | 913 | 886 | 327 | 88 | 88 | 121 | 88 | 1296 | 1083 | 886 | 1043 | 422 | 327 | 327 | 422 |
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