Ingonish Beach surfForecast / Cape Breton Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Thursday 28 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
3.7° C
(Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ingonish Beach today (28 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ingonish Beach at 8PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)--
Afternoon (28 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (28 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 52mm) on Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri morning, light winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1
SE
8
1.8
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
9
3
E
9
3
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.4
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.7
N
8
2.1
N
8
2.1
N
8
2
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.2
N
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
143
160
134
107
114
459
892
1320
1312
1099
860
586
363
329
579
608
566
439
324
232
159
86
70
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
30
E
25
E
30
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:25PM1.07m
7:11AM1.30m
9:17PM1.09m
7:45AM1.33m
10:01PM1.09m
8:20AM1.35m
Low Tide
1:36PM0.26m
1:22AM0.81m
2:19PM0.18m
2:02AM0.86m
2:59PM0.12m
2:40AM0.88m
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:13
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:43
8:44
8:45
8:45
1
6
4
2
2
6
7
5
4
9
4
2
1
Temp °C
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
3
4
-1
-3
-3
-3
-2
-4
-5
-7
-7
-6
-4
-2
-2
-3
-2
-3
-3
-2
0
1
2
0
-2
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
1.2
ESE
6
1
SE
8
0.2
E
12
2.4
ESE
9
2.5
E
9
2.4
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.6
N
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.2
N
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
E
7
Energy kJ
3
3
3
107
114
12
904
1099
860
586
363
306
216
181
149
113
324
232
159
86
70
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.5
E
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.9
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
NNE
7
Energy kJ
3
30
79
5
5
5
5
101
51
44
44
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
5
3
3
4
10
19
18
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
6
0.5
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
1.8
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
9
3
E
9
3
E
9
0.8
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.4
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.7
N
8
2.1
N
8
2.1
N
8
2
N
8
1.8
N
8
Energy kJ
123
143
160
134
6
12
459
892
1320
1312
44
98
187
218
329
579
608
566
439
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
1
1
3
2
1
2
1
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
446
422
319
1063
446
319
306
925
306
424
306
306
319
306
88
88
121
88
2495
886
319
319
319
319
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Breton Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
1
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
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