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Ingonish Beach Surf Forecast
/ Cape Breton Island (3 breaks) / Nova Scotia (20 breaks) /
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Ingonish Beach surfForecast / Cape Breton Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Sunday 24 May 2026 ADTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
3.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ingonish Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Ingonish Beach at 2AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ingonish Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 18 | N 5 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 53 | 80 | 112 | 170 | 237 | 294 | 310 | 348 | 328 | 336 | 298 | 298 | 291 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:19PM1.12m | 4:48AM1.18m | 4:45PM1.06m | 5:27AM1.20m | 6:08PM1.04m | 6:03AM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58PM0.34m | 10:46AM0.65m | 10:54PM0.49m | 11:52AM0.50m | 11:47PM0.63m | 12:48PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
13 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 9 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 7 | E 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | E 13 |
 kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 237 | 4 | 310 | 348 | 328 | 336 | — | — | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | — | E 14 | E 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | NW 5 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | — | — | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 15 | 26 | 53 | 80 | 112 | 170 | 106 | 294 | — | — | — | — | 298 | 298 | 291 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1461 | 1633 | 1063 | 958 | 923 | 920 | 804 | 804 | 886 | 460 | 306 | 327 | 121 | 88 | 121 | 121 | 88 | 121 | 88 | 422 | 886 | 886 | 886 | 886 |
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