Cannon Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 59.50° N 139.76° W

Cannon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cannon Beach sea temperature is
12.9°C
1.4° 

Cannon Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cannon Beach today (23 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 7PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)--
Afternoon (23 Sep)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (23 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

Table - waves today at Cannon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
1.2
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
336
493
474
442
367
309
264
223
181
172
142
144
171
171
169
140
102
140
138
96
Wind (km/h)
25
E
40
SE
20
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:19PM2.55m
1:00AM2.82m
1:44PM2.78m
1:40AM2.96m
2:10PM3.01m
Low Tide
7:03PM0.80m
7:26AM0.09m
7:39PM0.50m
7:56AM0.06m
8:14PM0.22m
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:07
8:08
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:13
8:09
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
11
11
10
9
8
10
11
11
10
Feels °C
6
4
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
9
9
7
7
7
6
4
7
7
7
5
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