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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?

8Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Thu 5: too small (2 ft swell at 4 s), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 8 out of 100

Swell
1 ft9 shollow
Energy
21kJ
Wind
N 7 kn
Temp
5°C

Wed 4 · 3 out of 100

Swell
1 ft5 shollow
Energy
2kJ
Wind
S 6 kn
Temp
3°C

Thu 5 · 15 out of 100

Swell
2 ft4 shollow
Energy
17kJ
Wind
S 4 kn
Temp
9°C

Fri 6 · 9 out of 100

Swell
2 ft5 shollow
Energy
15kJ
Wind
W 10 kn
Temp
16°C

Sat 7 · 4 out of 100

Swell
1 ft5 shollow
Energy
5kJ
Wind
SSW 7 kn
Temp
14°C

Sun 8 · 7 out of 100

Swell
1 ft5 shollow
Energy
7kJ
Wind
ENE 2 kn
Temp
12°C

Mon 9 · 3 out of 100

Swell
1 ft8 s
Energy
4kJ
Wind
W 8 kn
Temp
11°C

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

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 38, too small
  2. Wed 43, too small
  3. Thu 515, too small
  4. Fri 69, too small
  5. Sat 74, too small
  6. Sun 87, too small
  7. Mon 93, too small
  8. Tue 1011, too small
  9. Wed 116, 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 beginners. 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
Tue 3Nov8, too small1 ft9 shollow2 ft at break (est.)21kJwind from the north, 7 knots5°C
Wed 4Nov3, too small1 ft5 shollow1 ft at break (est.)2kJwind from the south, 6 knots3°C
Thu 5Nov15, too small2 ft4 shollow3 ft at break (est.)17kJwind from the south, 4 knots9°C
Fri 6Nov9, too small2 ft5 shollow2 ft at break (est.)15kJwind from the west, 10 knots, offshore16°C
Sat 7Nov4, too small1 ft5 shollow1 ft at break (est.)5kJwind from the south-south-west, 7 knots14°C
Sun 8Nov7, too small1 ft5 shollow1 ft at break (est.)7kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots12°C
Mon 9Nov3, too small1 ft8 s1 ft at break (est.)4kJwind from the west, 8 knots, offshore11°C
Tue 10Nov11, too small2 ft4 shollow3 ft at break (est.)19kJwind from the south-west, 6 knots7°C
Wed 11Nov6, too small1 ft7 shollow2 ft at break (est.)11kJwind from the west-south-west, 12 knots, offshore4°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

  • Tue 3 NovHigh 02:23 +0.4 mLow 09:10 −0.4 mHigh 15:38 +0.3 mLow 21:29 −0.2 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 03:45 +0.4 mLow 10:18 −0.4 mHigh 16:37 +0.3 mLow 22:41 −0.3 m
  • Thu 5 NovHigh 04:58 +0.4 mLow 11:17 −0.4 mHigh 17:28 +0.3 mLow 23:40 −0.4 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 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.

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