
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ingonish Beach today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ingonish Beach at 10AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ingonish Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 83 | 114 | 164 | 61 | 75 | 101 | 73 | 57 | 67 | 45 | 48 | 52 | 41 | 41 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:43PM1.21m | 11:35AM1.21m | 11:12PM1.22m | 12:21PM1.12m | 11:41PM1.21m | 1:07PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:57AM0.09m | 5:14PM0.47m | 5:39AM0.08m | 5:47PM0.57m | 6:23AM0.11m | 6:21PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | N 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 7 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 114 | 61 | 75 | 101 | 73 | 57 | 34 | 25 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 5 | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 7 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 4 | SE 7 | SE 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | SE 9 | — | — | — | E 14 | — | — | — | SE 13 | E 13 | E 8 | E 13 | ESE 7 | E 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 13 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | WNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 |
24 | 34 | 83 | 114 | 164 | — | 1 | 2 | 25 | 74 | 67 | 45 | 48 | 52 | 41 | 41 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1062 | 1062 | 402 | 306 | 306 | 0 | 121 | 88 | 306 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 121 | 121 | 1633 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1317 | 1339 | 1633 | 1633 | 306 |
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