Ingonish Beach surfForecast / Cape Breton Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 12 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
3.0° 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 8PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)--
Afternoon (12 May)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Evening (12 May)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
5
2
N
6
2.1
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.3
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
6
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
298
414
311
141
75
47
50
58
61
68
70
110
120
148
151
151
117
115
113
88
84
83
67
Wind (km/h)
40
N
40
N
40
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
W
35
WNW
35
W
30
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
25
E
30
ENE
25
NE
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:13PM1.01m
6:00AM1.25m
6:26PM1.06m
6:37AM1.31m
7:30PM1.13m
7:14AM1.37m
Low Tide
11:21AM0.74m
11:20PM0.54m
12:17PM0.58m
00:14AM0.57m
1:07PM0.39m
1:06AM0.61m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:28
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:25
8:27
8:28
3
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
5
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
7
8
6
7
8
8
11
13
15
13
9
6
6
5
5
-4
-6
-6
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-3
-1
2
1
2
2
4
7
8
9
8
5
2
1
-2
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
6
1.3
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
ESE
9
Energy kJ
43
28
18
17
141
75
40
50
58
61
68
70
110
120
148
151
151
117
115
113
88
84
83
67
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.5
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.1
N
5
Energy kJ
17
10
10
10
26
42
47
22
12
7
7
12
13
7
6
4
4
2
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
13
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
Energy kJ
1
3
3
7
10
10
4
3
6
7
8
9
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
5
2
N
6
2.1
N
7
1.8
N
7
0.9
NW
4
1.1
NW
4
1.1
WNW
4
1.1
WNW
4
1.2
WNW
4
1.1
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.5
NW
6
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.8
SSE
4
1
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
5
0.9
ESE
5
Energy kJ
61
298
414
311
29
40
52
50
54
50
22
20
1
2
2
1
4
19
35
25
14
11
18
46
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
Distance (km)
121
306
306
88
306
449
422
916
2055
2167
1901
0
0
0
0
0
1167
1063
1220
1107
1083
446
446
446
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Breton Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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