Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ingonish Beach today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Ingonish Beach at 6PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ingonish Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the N by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 9 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 191 | 126 | 79 | 45 | 32 | 8 | 145 | 98 | 21 | 41 | 42 | 35 | 228 | 267 | 112 | 78 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 359 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | 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-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:39PM0.92m | 00:03AM1.17m | 2:31PM0.87m | 00:45AM1.12m | 3:30PM0.85m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:18PM0.82m | 7:26AM0.24m | 6:58PM0.86m | 8:19AM0.31m | 7:53PM0.89m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NNW 8 | N 8 | SE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 191 | 126 | 79 | 45 | 32 | 8 | 145 | 98 | 21 | 41 | 42 | 35 | 24 | 28 | 112 | 78 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 27 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 9 | E 9 | — | N 7 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | SSE 10 | SE 7 | SSE 11 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 2 | S 3 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SW 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 5 | 83 | 280 | 28 | 33 | 108 | 88 | 54 | 55 | 228 | 267 | 16 | 26 | 70 | 98 | 138 | 359 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1684 | 0 | 1633 | 1296 | 913 | 2716 | 449 | 422 | 327 | 327 | 327 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 88 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 88 |
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