Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ingonish Beach today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ingonish Beach at 6PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ingonish Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:41AM1.24m | 10:33PM1.17m | 10:26AM1.23m | 11:02PM1.20m | 11:12AM1.21m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05PM0.19m | 4:16AM0.43m | 4:39PM0.24m | 4:54AM0.34m | 5:13PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 24 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 5 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | ESE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 10 | — | — | — | NW 4 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | S 6 | — | SE 7 | SE 5 | S 6 | SE 9 |
4 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 |
— | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 9 | 23 | 35 | 29 | 37 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 306 | 449 | 121 | 88 | 88 | 306 | 327 | 327 | 1728 | 1755 | 1300 | 1271 | 319 | 422 | 327 | 306 | 306 | 319 | 306 | 319 |
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