Cannon Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 59.50° N 139.76° W

Cannon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cannon Beach sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.1° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 8AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
11
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
1
SW
7
1.6
SW
8
2
SW
9
2
SW
9
2.1
SW
10
2
WSW
9
1.9
SW
9
1.8
SW
9
1.7
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
9
1.4
SW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
0.7
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
66
66
61
74
103
102
100
96
91
341
598
678
766
710
653
551
470
404
360
282
276
270
322
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
0
ENE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
10
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
30
E
25
ESE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
E
20
E
15
NE
10
NNE
15
N
5
NW
5
SE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:38AM3.17m
3:22PM2.94m
3:14AM3.15m
3:48PM3.08m
3:52AM3.06m
4:16PM3.16m
Low Tide
9:06AM-0.17m
9:14PM0.41m
9:33AM-0.12m
9:50PM0.24m
10:02AM-0.00m
10:28PM0.11m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:07
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:32
9:30
9:27
 mm
1
10
8
1
1
1
2
6
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
13
14
14
13
12
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
12
Feels °C
11
12
10
10
11
11
8
7
5
5
9
11
12
11
9
11
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
8
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