Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ingonish Beach today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ingonish Beach at 1AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ingonish Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | N 5 | N 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 61 | 53 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:05AM1.20m | 12:34PM1.18m | 00:36AM1.21m | 1:26PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48PM0.26m | 6:07AM0.24m | 6:25PM0.41m | 6:55AM0.23m | 7:01PM0.54m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 6 | E 5 | — | W 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | E 12 |
4 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 61 | 53 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2826 | 2562 | 2667 | 2667 | 1634 | 1275 | 1197 | 1163 | 0 | 1083 | 1024 | 1024 | 986 | 1042 | 1062 | 1042 | 925 | 804 |
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