Ingonish Beach surfForecast / Cape Breton Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 ADT
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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
2.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ingonish Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Ingonish Beach at 11PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)--
Evening (05 May)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
1
SSE
4
1.4
SSE
5
1.8
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.5
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.6
SE
10
0.8
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
16
16
16
26
15
16
14
14
14
13
13
12
42
102
214
203
200
149
103
81
81
80
125
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
40
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
35
S
25
S
5
WSW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
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
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:51AM1.04m
11:05AM1.32m
1:36AM1.01m
11:42AM1.28m
2:24AM0.99m
12:24PM1.21m
Low Tide
5:47PM0.17m
5:23AM0.93m
6:28PM0.23m
5:59AM0.96m
7:11PM0.29m
6:45AM0.98m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
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5:39
5:37
5:37
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8:15
8:16
8:17
8:19
1
2
2
4
1
Temp °C
18
13
13
13
12
15
19
19
17
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
7
7
8
8
8
11
6
6
7
6
8
13
12
11
7
7
6
7
6
5
4
5
6
8
5
4
5
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
15
1.3
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
SE
9
Energy kJ
14
16
16
16
26
15
16
14
14
14
13
13
12
11
10
4
4
8
149
103
81
81
53
125
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.3
ESE
9
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
ESE
7
Energy kJ
5
2
1
5
5
5
15
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
8
8
4
4
12
18
80
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
2
5
5
5
3
3
5
4
4
8
8
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.4
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
1
SSE
4
1.4
SSE
5
1.8
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.5
SE
7
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
N
2
Energy kJ
19
54
89
80
61
61
54
71
92
92
71
56
39
42
102
214
203
200
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
1291
2757
2757
1368
2561
2564
2604
2723
2604
1637
1637
1291
1083
817
817
804
886
449
422
306
0
121
0
88
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Breton Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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