
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ingonish Beach today (24 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ingonish Beach at 8PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ingonish Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 11 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | 1673 | 1213 | 878 | 595 | 441 | 255 | 158 | 92 | 65 | 39 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:41PM1.23m | 8:23AM1.14m | 8:14PM1.28m | 9:14AM1.19m | 8:48PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27PM0.46m | 2:03AM0.30m | 2:10PM0.48m | 2:44AM0.16m | 2:52PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | -4 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
2015 | 1673 | 1213 | 878 | 595 | 441 | 255 | 158 | 92 | 65 | 39 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 22 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | N 6 | N 5 | E 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 6 | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 |
289 | 194 | 139 | 95 | 87 | 59 | 28 | 17 | 55 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 886 | 324 | 88 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 422 | 460 | 924 | 923 | 924 | 923 | 306 |
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