Ingonish Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.64° N 60.39° W

Issued: 2 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ingonish Beach sea temperature is
12.3° C

Normal 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 3 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Monday 6 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period, N swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Sunday 5 Jul, 9PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period, N swell with 206 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 6 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with N 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 Monday (Jul 06) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 8s. 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 1.4m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 05) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Monday (Jul 06) at 3PM.

Wave TypeTime (ADT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)12AM (Mon 6th Jul)4ft (1.2m) 7s
Best Surf12AM (Mon 6th Jul)4ft (1.2m) 7s
Most Powerful 9PM (Sun 5th Jul)4.5ft (1.4m) 7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun morning).

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
1.2
N
6
1.2
N
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
11
21
15
23
21
15
23
24
102
147
20
16
16
6
5
5
8
7
4
10
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
20
WNW
5
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
15
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSE
20
SE
5
E
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:10AM1.07m
10:39AM1.28m
00:41AM1.10m
11:21AM1.22m
1:13AM1.13m
12:08PM1.15m
1:44AM1.15m
12:59PM1.08m
2:15AM1.17m
1:58PM1.01m
2:47AM1.19m
3:08PM0.95m
3:23AM1.22m
Low Tide
5:09PM0.10m
4:52AM0.84m
5:42PM0.14m
5:37AM0.81m
6:15PM0.19m
6:24AM0.77m
6:50PM0.27m
7:14AM0.71m
7:28PM0.35m
8:08AM0.63m
8:10PM0.45m
9:04AM0.53m
8:57PM0.56m
10:04AM0.42m
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5:11
5:13
5:13
5:15
5:15
5:16
5:16
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8:58
8:58
8:57
8:57
8:57
8:55
8:55
8:54
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
23
18
22
23
22
24
23
16
12
12
14
21
21
20
25
26
20
17
15
14
17
Feels °C
24
20
23
25
23
23
22
16
6
6
10
15
16
17
23
24
19
14
12
14
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
1.2
N
7
0.5
N
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
Energy kJ
6
6
21
15
23
21
15
23
16
15
147
20
16
16
6
5
5
8
4
4
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
NNE
6
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
WNW
3
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
6
11
5
4
8
8
4
7
6
6
9
16
6
4
4
1
3
4
7
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
4
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
7
10
5
8
8
8
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.7
WNW
4
0.3
NW
3
0.8
NNW
4
1.2
N
6
0.5
WNW
3
0.8
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
S
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
15
1
24
102
6
16
3
6
1
1
4
2
21
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
916
1024
88
422
327
306
1131
306
306
2826
0
1637
1632
1632
923
1083
886
886
923
306
88
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
5
5
6
5
9
7
5
8
9
8
6
8
9
6
9
5
5
9
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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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