Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ingonish Beach today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ingonish Beach at 4PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ingonish Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
67 | 64 | 58 | 43 | 43 | 53 | 31 | 21 | 39 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | 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-off |
High Tide | 8:07AM1.21m | 9:36PM1.06m | 8:55AM1.23m | 10:04PM1.13m | 9:41AM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02PM0.18m | 2:57AM0.63m | 3:33PM0.18m | 3:37AM0.53m | 4:05PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 |
67 | 64 | 58 | 43 | 43 | 53 | 31 | 21 | 39 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 4 | SE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 6 | S 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSW 2 | S 4 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 923 | 1633 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 913 | 0 | 886 | 916 | 886 | 886 | 886 | 886 | 449 | 327 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 121 | 306 |
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