
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ingonish Beach today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ingonish Beach at 6AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ingonish Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:19PM1.03m | 7:51AM1.40m | 9:58PM1.08m | 8:54AM1.43m | 10:32PM1.12m | 9:52AM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52AM0.77m | 3:04PM-0.12m | 2:50AM0.65m | 3:50PM-0.10m | 3:42AM0.52m | 4:32PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 14 | NW 3 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | N 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 13 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 9 | SE 7 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 4 | ESE 14 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | SE 13 | — | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 4 | SE 9 |
4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 3 | — | 7 | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | E 5 | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | W 3 | WNW 4 | NW 5 |
3 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 11 | — | 7 | 47 | 41 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 306 | 306 | 2254 | 2667 | 2716 | 88 | 88 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 327 | 1063 | 1183 | 1112 | 2716 | 1131 | 2716 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 1755 | 1755 | 88 | 88 |
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