Ingonish Beach surfForecast / Cape Breton Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 26 Mar 2026 ADT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
-1.3° C
(Which is 1.0°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 6AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am March 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (26 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (26 Mar)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
SE
0.2
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.4
NNW
1.4
SSE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
0.7
SE
1.5
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.2
NNW
1
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
Period(s) (?)8899856889999810889998877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)36314522911882993062402402151641181062744225063683432171278659
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
15
W
10
SSW
15
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
S
15
WSW
35
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
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
/ height (m)
3:52AM
1.07
1:58PM
1.30
5:23AM
1.06
3:18PM
1.26
6:37AM
1.09
4:52PM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:20AM
0.98
9:41PM
0.18
9:34AM
1.02
11:01PM
0.20
11:00AM
0.99
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise---6:52-------6:50-------6:48----
Sunset------7:21-------7:22-------7:23-
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------121--48------------
Temp. °C-6-6-7-5013543330-2-2-5-7-8-9-9-7-7-8-9
Feels °C (?)-14-12-12-11-8-8-4-1-2-2-2-1-9-13-11-15-17-17-17-17-14-15-16-16
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