
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ingonish Beach today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ingonish Beach at 12PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ingonish Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 16 | E 16 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 19 | 44 | 84 | 145 | 133 | 112 | 135 | 3 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 67 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:45PM1.00m | 2:40AM1.20m | 3:54PM0.90m | 3:18AM1.19m | 5:13PM0.85m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:27AM0.38m | 8:25PM0.57m | 9:27AM0.36m | 9:08PM0.70m | 10:30AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 12 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | SE 11 | E 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | SSE 6 |
22 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 67 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | NW 7 | NW 6 | SE 7 | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 4 |
3 | 2 | 1 | — | 16 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 19 | 44 | 84 | 145 | 133 | 112 | 135 | 132 | 119 | 124 | 126 | 117 | 109 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 327 | 327 | 1633 | 1633 | 1633 | 1359 | 1083 | 1482 | 913 | 913 | 1293 | 956 | 917 | 817 | 886 | 886 | 817 | 804 | 886 | 886 | 449 | 449 |
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