
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannon Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 4PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cannon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, gales from the ESE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
320 | 627 | 708 | 773 | 691 | 707 | 688 | 577 | 575 | 449 | 346 | 288 | 224 | 196 | 171 | 162 | 162 | 117 | 113 | 452 | 887 | 732 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:58AM2.41m | 5:32PM2.96m | 6:51AM2.14m | 6:10PM2.73m | 8:05AM1.91m | 7:03PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23AM1.04m | 00:28AM0.34m | 11:57AM1.27m | 1:26AM0.52m | 12:41PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||||
7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | |
mm | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 6 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSE 6 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
56 | 56 | 708 | 773 | 691 | 707 | 688 | 577 | 575 | 449 | 346 | 288 | 224 | 196 | 171 | 129 | 101 | 84 | 29 | 141 | 188 | 186 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 26 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 13 | W 8 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | S 18 | SW 14 |
29 | 13 | 57 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 40 | 58 | 28 | 21 | 85 | 127 | 120 | 119 | 118 | 162 | 162 | 117 | 39 | 23 | 6 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 21 | SW 26 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 16 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 14 | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 18 |
2 | 9 | 26 | 22 | 55 | 54 | 24 | 54 | 87 | 29 | 12 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 51 | 51 | 113 | 15 | 4 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 3 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
320 | 627 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 15 | 52 | 4 | 452 | 887 | 732 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1371 | 1458 | 1575 | 1594 | 1371 | 766 | 766 | 1371 | 1371 | 1575 | 1458 | 1603 | 1371 | 1371 | 766 | 1371 | 773 | 766 | 773 | 766 | 1371 | 773 |
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