Ingonish Beach surfForecast / Cape Breton Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Tuesday 05 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
2.0° 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 1PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (05 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (05 May)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
1.1
SSE
5
1.7
SSE
6
1.8
SE
6
1.8
SE
6
1.7
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.2
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
18
35
18
14
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
13
12
12
52
164
229
245
240
184
109
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
35
SSE
45
SSE
35
S
25
S
5
SW
5
NNW
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
High Tide
10:31AM1.35m
00:51AM1.04m
11:05AM1.32m
1:36AM1.01m
11:42AM1.28m
2:24AM0.99m
Low Tide
4:51AM0.89m
5:47PM0.17m
5:23AM0.93m
6:28PM0.23m
5:59AM0.96m
7:11PM0.29m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
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5:41
5:39
5:37
5:37
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8:15
8:16
8:17
8:19
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
10
15
20
18
12
12
13
13
15
19
19
17
13
12
11
10
12
12
12
11
10
9
7
-1
5
10
14
11
5
5
6
7
8
13
12
11
7
7
6
5
7
5
4
5
5
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
15
1.4
SE
6
1.2
ESE
6
Energy kJ
17
18
35
18
14
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
4
4
4
8
167
109
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
16
15
6
5
5
2
1
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
10
4
4
8
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
Energy kJ
7
6
5
5
5
4
5
3
3
3
5
5
4
4
4
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.9
S
4
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.4
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.7
SSE
6
1.8
SE
6
1.8
SE
6
1.7
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
Energy kJ
11
8
3
8
26
70
83
80
74
74
65
88
114
95
64
54
41
52
164
229
245
240
184
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
Distance (km)
1083
1083
2762
2828
2760
3126
2561
2564
2604
2604
2486
2757
1637
1291
1083
886
886
804
925
1059
422
324
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Breton Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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