Ingonish Beach surfForecast / Cape Breton Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Sunday 10 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
2.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ingonish Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Ingonish Beach at 11AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (10 May)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (10 May)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.6
SE
5
1.6
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.7
SE
6
1.7
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
179
141
115
215
135
149
154
219
303
269
253
233
178
154
120
91
88
66
64
54
43
36
27
27
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:01AM1.05m
2:24PM1.06m
4:44AM1.11m
3:49PM1.01m
5:23AM1.18m
5:13PM1.01m
Low Tide
9:02AM0.95m
9:35PM0.45m
10:16AM0.87m
10:27PM0.50m
11:21AM0.74m
11:20PM0.54m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:33
5:31
5:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:23
8:25
7
6
2
2
5
1
1
4
4
Temp °C
8
8
10
13
11
8
8
8
7
8
7
8
7
8
9
8
8
8
7
8
7
5
4
4
3
3
4
6
3
2
2
3
1
3
2
4
4
7
8
6
5
4
2
2
1
1
-1
-2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.1
E
16
0.4
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
E
15
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
Energy kJ
179
141
115
5
27
14
5
5
13
4
12
11
154
120
91
88
66
64
54
43
36
27
27
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
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
E
14
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
N
4
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
11
17
11
17
17
17
16
16
4
2
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
NW
4
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
NNE
4
Energy kJ
5
1
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
16
10
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
1.2
SE
9
1.6
SE
5
1.6
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.7
SE
6
1.7
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
Energy kJ
10
10
16
215
135
149
154
219
303
269
253
233
178
1
3
6
2
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
913
913
915
956
886
886
804
886
446
402
306
306
319
0
0
88
88
88
88
121
88
0
88
306
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Breton Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
8
6
9
8
5
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
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