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Ingonish Beach surfForecast / Cape Breton Island / Canada
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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
2.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ingonish Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Ingonish Beach at 3PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s 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 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ingonish Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the SW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 10 | N 6 | NNW 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 7 | |
271 | 175 | 141 | 106 | 81 | 79 | 93 | 59 | 45 | 45 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 145 | 72 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | 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 | off | |
High Tide | 7:52AM1.43m | 9:27PM1.25m | 8:32AM1.47m | 10:25PM1.27m | 9:14AM1.50m | 11:23PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:42PM0.05m | 2:45AM0.69m | 3:30PM-0.09m | 3:32AM0.74m | 4:19PM-0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | |
— | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:32 | |
1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
-1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | NNE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | N 8 | N 7 |
186 | 147 | 96 | 56 | 81 | 79 | 93 | 59 | 45 | 45 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 72 | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | N 6 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 10 |
271 | 167 | 136 | 106 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | N 5 | NW 5 | N 6 | — | SE 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | S 10 | S 9 | E 18 | E 18 | — | E 10 | E 13 | SE 10 | SE 7 |
— | — | — | 69 | 33 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 8 | WNW 3 | — |
138 | 175 | 141 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 4 | 21 | 51 | 58 | 137 | 314 | 299 | 125 | 145 | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 449 | 817 | 913 | 925 | 913 | 0 | 1633 | 925 | 0 | 913 | 886 | 886 | 886 | 327 | 306 | 306 | 324 | 306 | 306 | 319 | 306 | 327 | 306 | 0 |
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