Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ingonish Beach today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ingonish Beach at 7PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ingonish Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NNW 4 | SE 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 3 | 67 | 50 | 42 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:26AM1.23m | 11:02PM1.20m | 11:12AM1.21m | 11:31PM1.20m | 11:59AM1.16m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39PM0.24m | 4:54AM0.34m | 5:13PM0.31m | 5:35AM0.27m | 5:50PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | N 6 | N 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 9 | ESE 5 | NW 4 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | N 6 | SSE 9 | — | — | SE 10 |
5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | — | — | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | N 5 | NW 5 | SE 9 | SE 6 | E 5 | — | SE 8 | S 6 | — | — | SE 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 16 | 46 | 72 | 67 | 50 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1907 | 2730 | 2761 | 2819 | 319 | 1131 | 1755 | 324 | 2713 | 422 | 324 | 1631 | 1631 | 1755 | 1631 | 1631 | 1631 | 1791 | 422 | 1631 |
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