
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ingonish Beach today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Ingonish Beach at 6AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ingonish Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 9 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | 58 | 24 | 143 | 245 | 173 | 118 | 54 | 33 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 93 | 100 | 5 | 63 | 30 | 54 | 43 | 43 | 26 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:42AM1.14m | 7:26PM1.05m | 6:59AM1.18m | 7:58PM1.10m | 8:05AM1.22m | 8:27PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41PM0.76m | 12:39PM0.17m | 00:50AM0.59m | 1:33PM0.23m | 1:46AM0.40m | 2:18PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | NNW 10 | SE 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 9 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
40 | 58 | 18 | 143 | 245 | 173 | 118 | 54 | 33 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 63 | 30 | 54 | 43 | 43 | 26 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | ESE 8 | S 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | E 15 | E 14 | SSE 7 |
2 | 28 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | ESE 8 | — | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | E 15 | — | — | E 14 |
1 | 12 | 24 | 14 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 |
186 | 117 | 123 | 80 | 39 | 17 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 18 | 39 | 72 | 93 | 100 | 98 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1633 | 925 | 1973 | 1979 | 306 | 2167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1755 | 1755 | 1755 | 1300 | 913 | 1024 | 1039 | 422 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1689 | 1632 | 1907 |
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