Ingonish Beach surfForecast / Cape Breton Island / Canada

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 07 Mar 2026 AST
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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
-1.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ingonish Beach this week:

The surf forecast for Ingonish Beach over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Mar 08) at 12PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Ingonish Beach in the next 12 days are 2.1m 7s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Mar 13) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Mar 08) at 3AM.

Wave TypeTime (AST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)12PM (Sun 8th Mar)3.5ft (1.0m) 8s
Best Surf12PM (Sun 8th Mar)3.5ft (1.0m) 8s
Most Powerful 9AM (Fri 13th Mar)7ft (2.1m) 7s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ingonish Beach over the next 12 days.


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Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Icy conditions (max 8°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Icy conditions (max 10°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Thu night).

Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSE
0.1
SE
0.1
E
1
SSE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
1.2
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
0.7
NNE
1.2
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
SE
1.9
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.7
SE
Period(s) (?)710218898898887765677613
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)54913310210757442645452071521863659196248358109175
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
30
SSW
45
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
35
W
30
W
15
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ESE
15
SSE
40
SSW
35
SSW
50
W
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:31AM
1.34
11:34PM
1.20
10:58AM
1.33
12:18AM
1.11
11:27AM
1.31
1:06AM
1.01
11:59AM
1.29
2:02AM
0.94
12:38PM
1.25
3:14AM
0.89
1:28PM
1.22
4:40AM
0.89
2:35PM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:58PM
0.27
5:01AM
0.70
5:40PM
0.30
5:32AM
0.79
6:24PM
0.35
6:03AM
0.87
7:14PM
0.41
6:36AM
0.93
8:13PM
0.46
7:19AM
0.98
9:20PM
0.49
8:28AM
1.02
10:29PM
0.48
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise6:30--6:28--6:26--6:24--6:22--6:20--6:18--
Sunset-5:54--5:55--5:58--5:59--6:00--6:01--6:02-
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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clear
clear
part cloud
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heavy snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
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snow showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--2521------------3--
Temp. °C-2277664581092-4-7-5-3-1872-1
Feels °C (?)-10-6-3011-3-1044-2-10-14-12-9-60-1-11-11
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The above surf forecast table for Ingonish Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 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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Ingonish Beach is 57 km (35 miles) from Cape Breton. If you plan a holiday in Cape Breton Island, look for hotels and other accommodation in Cape Breton. Cape Breton has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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