Surf Forecasts:
Ingonish Beach surf forecast from 2 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 2 Jun, 9PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, ESE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 7 Jun, 6AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period, E swell with 170 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 2 Jun, 9PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s 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 Tuesday (Jun 02) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ingonish Beach in the next 16 days are 1.5m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jun 07) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Jun 09) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9PM (Tue 2nd Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 9PM (Tue 2nd Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Sun 7th Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ingonish Beach over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ESE 5 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 69 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 24 | 33 | 62 | 113 | 170 | 109 | 73 | 44 | 24 | 8 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:59PM1.05m | 10:08AM1.35m | 00:38AM1.04m | 10:46AM1.31m | 1:17AM1.05m | 11:26AM1.25m | 1:55AM1.06m | 12:11PM1.17m | 2:32AM1.09m | 1:03PM1.09m | 3:08AM1.13m | 2:08PM1.02m | 3:45AM1.17m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:52PM0.10m | 4:26AM0.92m | 5:30PM0.13m | 5:04AM0.93m | 6:07PM0.17m | 5:48AM0.93m | 6:45PM0.23m | 6:38AM0.92m | 7:23PM0.29m | 7:37AM0.89m | 8:04PM0.36m | 8:39AM0.82m | 8:48PM0.43m | 9:42AM0.72m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 |
 | 8:46 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:52 | — | 8:52 |
mm | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 18 |
Feels °C | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 9 | NNE 6 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | — | E 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 69 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 3 | — | 109 | 73 | 44 | 24 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 13 | ESE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 10 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | N 4 | S 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | SE 13 | ESE 8 | — | — | E 7 | SE 9 | — | — | — | S 10 | — | S 9 | — | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 25 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | NW 3 | N 4 | N 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | 21 | 37 | 6 | 3 | — | 11 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 33 | 62 | 113 | 170 | — | — | 7 | 9 | 1 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 925 | 0 | 306 | 1632 | 1526 | 1643 | 2776 | 916 | 327 | 306 | 121 | 923 | 886 | 886 | 327 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 2730 | 1901 | 2572 |
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