Ingonish Beach surfForecast / Cape Breton Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Saturday 09 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
2.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ingonish Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Ingonish Beach at 6AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (09 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (09 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
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)
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.6
SE
5
1.6
SE
5
1.6
SE
6
1.8
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.3
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
231
231
276
276
231
202
182
186
186
186
179
141
115
269
124
140
160
231
167
172
161
182
172
155
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
ESE
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:14AM1.01m
1:15PM1.14m
4:01AM1.05m
2:24PM1.06m
4:44AM1.11m
3:49PM1.01m
Low Tide
7:47AM0.99m
8:45PM0.40m
9:02AM0.95m
9:35PM0.45m
10:16AM0.87m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:22
8:22
2
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
6
5
4
7
11
11
10
9
9
7
8
8
12
14
12
9
8
8
8
8
10
9
9
8
2
1
0
3
7
8
6
7
5
3
3
3
7
6
4
2
1
2
3
3
4
4
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.5
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
E
15
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
Energy kJ
231
231
276
276
231
202
182
186
186
186
179
141
115
5
5
39
14
21
13
12
4
11
18
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
N
4
0.4
NW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
4
3
3
4
1
2
2
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
5
5
5
3
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
4
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.6
S
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
1.3
SE
9
1.6
SE
5
1.6
SE
5
1.6
SE
6
1.8
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.3
SE
7
Energy kJ
7
1
3
1
1
9
10
16
269
124
140
160
231
167
172
161
182
172
155
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1271
0
0
0
913
956
913
913
958
886
886
886
804
804
804
913
402
306
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Breton Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
8
6
5
5
9
5
4
4
5
8
9
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