
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ingonish Beach today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ingonish Beach at 7PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ingonish Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
125 | 140 | 117 | 76 | 65 | 43 | 33 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:13PM0.85m | 4:02AM1.18m | 6:43PM0.83m | 4:52AM1.19m | 8:04PM0.85m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30AM0.34m | 9:54PM0.80m | 11:35AM0.32m | 10:45PM0.87m | 12:39PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | |
mm | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 16 | E 16 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
— | 5 | 5 | 76 | 65 | 43 | 33 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | SE 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 9 | E 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
— | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | SE 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | E 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NW 6 | E 14 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
125 | 140 | 117 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 804 | 452 | 422 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 306 | 460 | 1755 | 1739 | 1083 | 452 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 1757 | 1785 | 1901 | 1039 |
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