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Ingonish Beach

Municipality of Victoria County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Ingonish Beach 3 photos

  • Looking south on Ingonish beach, Cape Breton island. A really nice beach.

    Looking south on Ingonish beach, Cape Breton island. A really nice beach.. WabbitWanderer from London, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • A couple of young girls strolling along Ingonish beach on Cape Breton island on a warm August afternoon.

    A couple of young girls strolling along Ingonish beach on Cape Breton island on a warm August afternoon.. WabbitWanderer from London, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Ingonish Beach Cape Breton Island Nova Scotia

    Ingonish Beach Cape Breton Island Nova Scotia. Mrlayance, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:00 pm
8 am
0.6
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.7
33 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.6
31 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.4
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.5
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.6
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.7
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.7
33 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
0.7
33 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
0.8
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
0.8
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
7°C45°F
Water
12°C54°F
Wind
2213 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
4528 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
71%
Sunset
6:00 pm
Today
0.6Poor8 am3019
0.7Poor9 am3320
0.6Poor10 am3120
0.4Poor11 am3220
0.5Poor12 pm3220
0.6Poor1 pm3220
0.7Poor2 pm3421
0.7Poor3 pm3320
0.7Poor4 pm3321
0.8Poor5 pm3220
0.8Poor6 pm3723
Sat
1.9Poor8 am2415
2.3Poor9 am2415
2.2Poor10 am2515
2.4Poor11 am2415
2.3Poor12 pm2415
2.7Poor1 pm2315
2.9Poor2 pm2314
3.2Poor3 pm2314
3.9Poor4 pm2113
4.2Fair5 pm2012
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 am, 0.1 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.6 m. High at 7 pm, 0.1 mHigh 6 am, 0.1 m<1 ftLow 1 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 7 pm, 0.1 m<1 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • High 6 am, 0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 7 pm, 0.1 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun6.8 GoodBest 10 am to 2 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon5.5 GoodBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 29%
  • Tue4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 23%
  • Wed6.2 GoodBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 4%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms90 m310 ft away
  • Drinking water100 m310 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 70 m240 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 90 m300 ft
  • Picnic tables190 m620 ft away
  • Playground210 m690 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
2.1 km1.3 miIngonish Beach (village)
Nearest airport
134 km83 miPort Hawkesbury Airport (YPS)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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