Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ingonish Beach today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Ingonish Beach at 7AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ingonish Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 5 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 597 | 408 | 320 | 155 | 100 | 62 | 44 | 29 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 25 | 43 | 62 | 76 | 92 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-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 | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:18AM1.08m | 5:21PM0.78m | 3:25AM1.05m | 6:28PM0.82m | 4:42AM1.04m | 7:07PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05AM0.36m | 9:24PM0.88m | 11:14AM0.37m | 10:44PM0.88m | 12:14PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 253 | 155 | 100 | 62 | 44 | 29 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | N 5 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 597 | 408 | 320 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 34 | 25 | 43 | 62 | 76 | 92 | 108 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 925 | 1905 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1353 | 886 | 925 | 452 | 319 | 306 | 306 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 121 | 88 | 88 | 319 | 1633 | 2762 |
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