
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ingonish Beach today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Ingonish Beach at 9PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ingonish Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 5 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
100 | 62 | 44 | 29 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 61 | 151 | 240 | 255 | 225 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:21PM0.78m | 3:25AM1.05m | 6:28PM0.82m | 4:42AM1.04m | 7:07PM0.89m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05AM0.36m | 9:24PM0.88m | 11:14AM0.37m | 10:44PM0.88m | 12:14PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
100 | 62 | 44 | 29 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | N 5 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 5 | — | — | E 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | — | SE 10 | — | — | E 6 | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 18 | — | 13 | 26 | 32 | 39 | 61 | 151 | 240 | 255 | 225 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2757 | 2667 | 1300 | 926 | 923 | 324 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 121 | 88 | 88 | 121 | 121 | 88 | 88 | 2170 | 1665 | 1907 |
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