Ingonish Beach
Nova Scotia · Canada
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Ingonish Beach is a SW-facing sand beach on the Canada shoreline, opening onto the Labrador Sea — it catches S–W swell, and offshore N–E winds tidy the banks through april–october.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~16.8°C (62.2°F) on average
Jan
1.6°C
34.9°F · -1.6–4.6°C
Feb
-0.3°C
31.5°F · -1.5–1.8°C
Mar
-0.4°C
31.3°F · -1.4–0.8°C
Apr
0.5°C
32.9°F · -1.3–4.2°C
May
4.4°C
39.9°F · 0.9–8.4°C
Jun
9.9°C
49.8°F · 6.1–14.5°C
Jul
15.9°C
60.6°F · 12.3–19.8°C
Aug
19.2°C
66.6°F · 15.7–21.3°C
Sep
16.8°C
62.2°F · 11.4–19.9°C
Oct
12.7°C
54.9°F · 8.7–15.7°C
Nov
8.1°C
46.6°F · 4.6–10.9°C
Dec
4.7°C
40.5°F · 2.4–7.4°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
S–W
Best wind
N–E
Break type
Beach break
Best season
April–October
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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