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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
3.4° 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 11AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (24 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (24 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ingonish Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
N 6 | NNE 6 | E 18 | E 18 | NNW 7 | E 18 | E 18 | N 5 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | |
17 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 91 | 68 | 161 | 116 | 107 | 124 | 93 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:03AM1.16m | 3:19PM1.12m | 4:48AM1.18m | 4:45PM1.06m | 5:27AM1.20m | 6:08PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:29AM0.78m | 9:58PM0.34m | 10:46AM0.65m | 10:54PM0.49m | 11:52AM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNW 7 | E 18 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 9 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 89 | 116 | 107 | 124 | 93 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | NNW 5 | N 7 | N 5 | — | — | — | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 16 | — | — | E 9 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 15 | NE 6 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | S 10 | E 18 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | NW 4 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 |
— | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 12 | 45 | 91 | 68 | 161 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1063 | 1083 | 1633 | 1633 | 1458 | 1458 | 1353 | 1353 | 1234 | 1091 | 958 | 913 | 804 | 804 | 804 | 817 | 306 | 306 | 121 | 0 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 |
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