
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ingonish Beach today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Ingonish Beach at 1AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ingonish Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ESE 11 | NNW 7 | ESE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
516 | 555 | 524 | 463 | 452 | 378 | 303 | 135 | 83 | 48 | 35 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:22PM1.34m | 10:58AM1.22m | 9:59PM1.35m | 11:54AM1.19m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34PM0.55m | 4:08AM-0.06m | 4:16PM0.61m | 4:54AM-0.12m | 5:00PM0.69m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | -7 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 5 | SE 10 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 135 | 83 | 48 | 35 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 8 | S 8 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | N 5 |
— | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | NNE 5 | N 6 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 8 | NW 7 | N 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | SW 4 |
516 | 555 | 524 | 463 | 452 | 378 | 303 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1062 | 958 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 925 | 925 | 1461 | 1665 | 1300 | 1481 | 1508 | 1526 | 1901 | 2069 | 1526 |
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