Cannon Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Alaska – Mainland, USA)

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Cannon Beach Surf Guide

Cannon Beach in Mainland is an exposed beach break that has inconsistent surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Offshore winds are from the northeast. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the best swell direction is from the west southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. The location means that it never gets crowded. Watch out for dangerous rips.

Cannon Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	1	inconsistent	7.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Cannon Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Cannon Beach occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Cannon Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

februaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Cannon Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 53% of the time in February while 21% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 26% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

53%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

21%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

26%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Cannon Beach Location Map

Interactive Cannon Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Cannon Beach is Yakutat Airport (YAK) in USA, which is 6 km (4 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Cannon Beach is Burwash Airport (YDB) in Canada, 211 km (131 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Cannon Beach Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 23:24 Local Time

m, °C	Tue		Wed
ft, °F	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SSW	SW
Period (s)	13	13	12	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross- on	cross

What does Cannon Beach look like?

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Tides at Cannon Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Yakutat, Alaska, 5 km from Cannon Beach.

Next High Water: 04:45am | 2.94m

Next Low Water: 11:52am | 0.1m

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Cannon Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (7.0 °C) at Cannon Beach is very cold today and the windchill (2.0 °C) will make the air temperature seem even colder. You'll need a thick hooded winter wetsuit as well as neoprene gloves and neoprene boots and the cloudiness won't make it feel any warmer.

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.