
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ingonish Beach today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ingonish Beach at 4PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ingonish Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 13 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
123 | 160 | 171 | 167 | 155 | 159 | 164 | 118 | 121 | 93 | 82 | 73 | 60 | 39 | 38 | 45 | 28 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:45AM1.09m | 5:31PM1.13m | 6:02AM1.11m | 6:05PM1.17m | 7:08AM1.15m | 6:36PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04AM0.38m | 11:40PM0.42m | 11:57AM0.49m | 00:32AM0.25m | 12:43PM0.59m | 1:17AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | |
— | — | — | 4:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | 4:36 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 |
8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 83 | 64 | 118 | 121 | 93 | 82 | 73 | 60 | 39 | 38 | 45 | 28 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | — | E 8 | E 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | SE 6 | E 12 |
— | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | — | E 14 | E 14 | SW 3 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | S 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NE 3 | E 3 |
123 | 160 | 171 | 167 | 155 | 159 | 164 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1300 | 1304 | 2572 | 2839 | 2764 | 2839 | 2730 | 916 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 925 | 306 | 88 | 986 | 1180 | 1071 | 1063 | 1042 | 923 |
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