Ingonish Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.64° N 60.39° W

Issued: 2 am 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ingonish Beach sea temperature is
7.4° C

2.1°C colder than average for this time of year

Ingonish Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Ingonish Beach surf forecast from 18 Jun 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 24 Jun, 9PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period, N swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 24 Jun, 6PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period, N swell with 315 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 19 Jun, 3PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ESE swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ingonish Beach this week:

The surf forecast for Ingonish Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jun 19) at 3PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Ingonish Beach in the next 16 days are 1.7m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jun 24) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Jun 24) at 3AM.

Wave TypeTime (ADT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 3PM (Fri 19th Jun)3ft (0.9m) 5s
Best Surf 9PM (Wed 24th Jun)5ft (1.6m) 7s
Most Powerful 6PM (Wed 24th Jun)5.5ft (1.7m) 7s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ingonish Beach over the next 16 days.


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.9
SE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
N
7
0.7
N
8
1.2
N
9
1.2
N
7
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
5
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.4
SE
3
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
E
7
1.5
N
6
1.1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
15
7
29
42
15
22
18
23
61
220
156
24
12
5
5
2
115
127
148
117
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
S
15
S
25
SE
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
NE
10
N
10
N
0
NNE
10
SW
20
S
25
ESE
15
ENE
45
NNW
30
NW
10
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:44AM1.49m
1:00AM1.19m
11:44AM1.41m
1:44AM1.19m
12:47PM1.30m
2:26AM1.19m
1:54PM1.17m
3:05AM1.19m
3:06PM1.06m
3:43AM1.20m
4:25PM0.97m
4:22AM1.21m
5:47PM0.93m
Low Tide
5:54PM-0.18m
5:49AM0.77m
6:44PM-0.06m
6:50AM0.72m
7:34PM0.10m
7:56AM0.65m
8:24PM0.28m
9:04AM0.57m
9:12PM0.46m
10:11AM0.48m
10:01PM0.62m
11:15AM0.39m
10:50PM0.75m
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part cloud
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part cloud
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5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
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8:57
8:58
8:58
8:58
8:58
8:58
8:59
 mm
2
6
6
2
2
4
4
6
1
4
1
29
22
Temp °C
15
17
16
12
16
14
18
17
13
12
10
10
14
14
13
15
10
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
14
16
15
10
17
13
17
16
13
10
7
8
12
13
10
11
5
7
6
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.1
SE
13
0.9
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
N
7
0.7
N
8
1.2
N
9
1.2
N
7
0.6
N
6
0.1
SE
7
0.2
N
4
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
E
7
0.7
E
7
1.1
N
7
Energy kJ
25
15
7
7
42
15
22
18
23
61
220
156
24
2
1
5
1
115
127
51
117
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
N
5
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
13
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
N
6
0.3
E
6
0.4
N
9
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
6
0.2
E
8
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
6
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
E
7
Energy kJ
3
1
4
7
9
5
6
6
27
3
12
2
1
5
5
2
44
18
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
9
0.4
SE
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
12
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
9
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
4
8
2
8
1
6
5
5
12
1
1
5
2
2
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
3
0.9
SE
4
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.5
N
5
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.9
NNE
5
0.7
N
4
1.5
N
6
Energy kJ
5
29
1
2
12
2
2
42
19
148
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
422
1481
915
913
0
916
1059
1308
1059
0
324
327
121
1254
1042
925
1083
449
306
327
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Breton Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
5
6
7
4
9
5
9
4
7
7
5
6
5
6
5
7
9
8
6
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Information about the Ingonish Beach Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Ingonish Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Ingonish Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Ingonish Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Ingonish Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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