
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ingonish Beach today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ingonish Beach at 4AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ingonish Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NNW 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
207 | 120 | 83 | 64 | 39 | 39 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 78 | 98 | 119 | 95 | 75 | 62 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:17PM1.09m | 9:00AM1.33m | 9:46PM1.14m | 9:55AM1.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44AM0.44m | 3:28PM0.13m | 3:31AM0.28m | 4:05PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | N 6 |
207 | 120 | 83 | 64 | 39 | 39 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 62 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 7 | SE 9 | E 6 | — | NNW 5 | N 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | NNW 9 | S 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 |
22 | 1 | 31 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — |
7 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 43 | 74 | 91 | 98 | 124 | 108 | 90 | 110 | 78 | 98 | 119 | 95 | 75 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1066 | 422 | 422 | 422 | 422 | 449 | 422 | 1131 | 327 | 1131 | 1632 | 1631 | 1632 | 1632 | 1632 | 0 |
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