Ingonish Beach surfForecast / Cape Breton Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Thursday 07 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
2.2° 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 2AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (08 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (08 May)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
2
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
6
1.4
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.1
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
171
139
109
96
77
77
202
226
226
207
226
264
270
264
231
182
182
206
206
141
138
110
92
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
15
SW
5
NNW
0
NE
5
W
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
5
SE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
cross
off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
2:24AM0.99m
12:24PM1.21m
3:14AM1.01m
1:15PM1.14m
4:01AM1.05m
2:24PM1.06m
Low Tide
7:11PM0.29m
6:45AM0.98m
7:57PM0.35m
7:47AM0.99m
8:45PM0.40m
9:02AM0.95m
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:37
5:35
5:33
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8:17
8:19
8:21
8:22
17
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
7
7
7
7
7
8
6
5
4
4
8
10
10
10
10
8
7
8
8
11
13
5
7
8
6
6
5
4
4
5
2
2
0
0
6
7
7
7
7
4
2
3
3
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
8
1.4
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.1
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
ESE
8
Energy kJ
33
171
139
109
96
77
74
202
226
226
207
226
264
270
264
231
182
182
206
206
141
138
110
92
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.2
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
NNW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
5
29
77
1
2
1
1
2
1
5
5
5
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
8
8
4
4
4
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
0.3
N
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
Energy kJ
176
144
1
1
2
1
7
13
14
7
12
18
26
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
422
0
306
0
0
88
88
88
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3049
0
0
0
0
804
886
913
886
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Breton Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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