Ingonish Beach surfForecast / Cape Breton Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Saturday 23 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
3.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ingonish Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Ingonish Beach at 3AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Afternoon (24 May)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (24 May)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.1
E
18
0.3
N
5
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.7
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
4
1
SE
5
1
SE
5
1
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
32
17
15
6
6
16
9
6
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
13
45
41
50
59
65
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
W
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
S
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
25
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:03AM1.16m
3:19PM1.12m
4:48AM1.18m
4:45PM1.06m
5:27AM1.20m
Low Tide
8:59PM0.19m
9:29AM0.78m
9:58PM0.34m
10:46AM0.65m
10:54PM0.49m
11:52AM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:16
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:38
8:39
8:40
4
3
3
2
Temp °C
8
5
6
8
8
12
15
16
15
12
12
12
11
13
16
17
14
9
8
8
6
6
6
7
2
0
0
2
2
6
9
11
11
8
7
8
6
9
13
13
9
5
4
2
3
4
3
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
N
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
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
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
15
1
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
Energy kJ
32
17
15
6
4
16
9
5
4
2
1
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
8
59
65
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
E
18
0.2
WNW
3
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
Energy kJ
3
3
3
6
3
1
6
1
6
5
5
3
5
3
3
3
5
3
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
N
5
Energy kJ
3
6
6
6
6
6
4
4
4
3
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
6
0.4
NW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
W
2
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
4
1
SE
5
1
SE
5
0.9
ESE
6
Energy kJ
71
3
6
7
6
8
6
5
4
1
2
3
9
13
45
41
50
53
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
Distance (km)
1063
1063
1063
1633
1633
1633
1458
1458
1354
1334
1220
1091
958
886
804
804
804
922
402
306
306
88
121
306
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Breton Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
9
9
9
9
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