Ingonish Beach surfForecast / Cape Breton Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Thursday 14 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
3.1° 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 4PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (14 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (14 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
ESE
9
1.7
E
6
2.5
E
8
3.5
E
9
3
E
10
2.5
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.4
E
8
1.9
N
6
1.3
ESE
9
1.4
NNW
6
0.7
SE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
120
148
154
122
122
117
90
86
73
225
897
1920
1744
1121
796
463
277
299
261
155
81
54
86
57
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
20
ESE
35
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
40
NE
35
N
35
N
25
NNW
25
NW
45
NW
50
NW
40
NW
30
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:37AM1.31m
7:30PM1.13m
7:14AM1.37m
8:30PM1.20m
7:52AM1.43m
9:27PM1.25m
Low Tide
1:07PM0.39m
1:06AM0.61m
1:55PM0.21m
1:57AM0.65m
2:42PM0.05m
2:45AM0.69m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:26
5:26
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:28
8:29
8:30
1
14
13
2
3
4
2
1
2
5
4
1
Temp °C
7
11
12
15
14
9
7
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
10
12
14
14
14
13
2
7
7
11
9
5
4
1
-3
-5
-5
-2
-2
-1
0
0
-4
-3
1
5
8
9
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
2.2
SE
8
2.5
ESE
10
3
E
10
2.5
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.4
E
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.9
NNE
6
0.7
N
6
0.8
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
Energy kJ
120
148
154
122
122
117
90
86
73
55
647
1159
1744
1121
796
463
277
184
261
87
60
32
86
57
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
5
1.4
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
SE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
N
5
0.3
NNE
5
Energy kJ
23
9
7
3
2
2
2
466
543
142
167
163
127
73
81
54
15
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
N
5
1.2
SE
11
0.9
ESE
10
0.5
ENE
7
0.1
SE
13
0.6
E
8
0.5
SE
9
0.5
N
5
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
9
4
4
1
2
1
1
354
148
26
7
49
42
14
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
SSE
2
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
1.1
ESE
5
1.7
E
6
2.5
E
8
3.5
E
9
1.6
NNE
7
1.5
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.9
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.4
NNW
6
0.8
WNW
4
0.6
W
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
Energy kJ
3
1
14
17
9
12
59
225
897
1920
206
154
194
161
194
299
240
155
19
10
19
26
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
2
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
1083
1083
1059
956
956
923
446
306
306
402
446
121
88
327
422
804
886
913
913
886
958
925
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Breton Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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