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Nova Scotia DGJ 4707 - Ingonish Harbour
Ingonish, the nearest town, 8 km away. Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Ingonish Beach

Surf spot · Canada

Is it worth the trip?

10Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Sun 8: too small (3 ft swell at 6 s), onshore wind, 13 kn (25 km/h), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 14 out of 100

Swell
2 ft10 shollow
Energy
60kJ
Wind
W 10 kn
Temp
10°C

Tue 3 · 7 out of 100

Swell
1 ft8 shollow
Energy
12kJ
Wind
NW 6 kn
Temp
7°C

Wed 4 · 3 out of 100

Swell
1 ft5 shollow
Energy
2kJ
Wind
SSW 3 kn
Temp
4°C

Thu 5 · 9 out of 100

Swell
2 ft4 shollow
Energy
7kJ
Wind
S 4 kn
Temp
11°C

Fri 6 · 3 out of 100

Swell
1 ft4 shollow
Energy
2kJ
Wind
SW 8 kn
Temp
16°C

Sat 7 · 6 out of 100

Swell
4 ft6 smushy
Energy
84kJ
Wind
SSE 13 kn
Temp
12°C

Sun 8 · 17 out of 100

Swell
3 ft6 shollow
Energy
55kJ
Wind
WSW 13 kn
Temp
10°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 16, too small
  2. Mon 214, too small
  3. Tue 37, too small
  4. Wed 43, too small
  5. Thu 59, too small
  6. Fri 63, too small
  7. Sat 76, too small
  8. Sun 817, too small
  9. Mon 95, too small
  10. Tue 106, too small

The spot in five facts

  • Faces Etakes swell from the E
  • Offshore: Wwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 5–20 ftof swell
  • Water 9 °C4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves

Full forecast

every day, every number

Ingonish Beach does not suit intermediates. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ingonish Beach, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov6, too small1 ft11 shollow2 ft at break (est.)22kJwind from the west, 10 knots, offshore4°C
Mon 2Nov14, too small2 ft10 shollow3 ft at break (est.)60kJwind from the west, 10 knots, offshore10°C
Tue 3Nov7, too small1 ft8 shollow2 ft at break (est.)12kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots, offshore7°C
Wed 4Nov3, too small1 ft5 shollow1 ft at break (est.)2kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots4°C
Thu 5Nov9, too small2 ft4 shollow2 ft at break (est.)7kJwind from the south, 4 knots11°C
Fri 6Nov3, too small1 ft4 shollow1 ft at break (est.)2kJwind from the south-west, 8 knots16°C
Sat 7Nov6, too small4 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.)84kJwind from the south-south-east, 13 knots12°C
Sun 8Nov17, too small3 ft6 shollow4 ft at break (est.)55kJwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots, offshore10°C
Mon 9Nov5, too small2 ft6 shollow2 ft at break (est.)15kJwind from the west, 9 knots, offshore7°C
Tue 10Nov6, too small1 ft8 shollow2 ft at break (est.)10kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore9°C

Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More

Tide

  • Sun 1 NovLow 06:48 −0.5 mHigh 13:18 +0.3 mLow 18:49 −0.2 m
  • Mon 2 NovHigh 01:02 +0.4 mLow 07:57 −0.4 mHigh 14:29 +0.2 mLow 20:08 −0.2 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 02:23 +0.4 mLow 09:10 −0.4 mHigh 15:38 +0.3 mLow 21:29 −0.2 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Ingonish Beach

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces E (103°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (283°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 7). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about -1°C in March, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 20°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Ingonish, 7.5 km away (about 15 min by car).

Water about 9°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

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