Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannon Beach today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 5AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cannon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the ESE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
122 | 98 | 106 | 122 | 121 | 86 | 85 | 110 | 107 | 79 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 61 | 74 | 103 | 102 | 100 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:01AM3.13m | 2:57PM2.79m | 2:38AM3.17m | 3:22PM2.94m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03PM0.84m | 8:38AM-0.16m | 8:38PM0.62m | 9:06AM-0.17m | 9:14PM0.41m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
122 | 98 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 79 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 59 | 103 | 102 | 100 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 6 | S 15 | SW 16 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 11 | WSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
16 | 12 | 106 | 122 | 19 | 26 | 61 | 110 | 59 | 26 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 61 | 23 | 15 | 56 | 56 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 15 | WSW 6 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
89 | 68 | 12 | 104 | 121 | 86 | 85 | 59 | 107 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 56 | 74 | 40 | 13 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | ESE 3 |
20 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1575 | 1476 | 1476 | 1460 | 766 | 766 | 1575 | 1458 | 1458 | 1458 | 1458 | 1371 | 1371 | 1476 | 2691 | 2811 | 1589 | 1371 |
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