
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannon Beach today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 9AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cannon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed night, fresh winds from the E by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
227 | 307 | 307 | 344 | 388 | 1051 | 331 | 316 | 264 | 257 | 219 | 203 | 164 | 131 | 146 | 144 | 171 | 171 | 169 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 123 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:15AM2.65m | 1:19PM2.55m | 1:00AM2.82m | 1:44PM2.78m | 1:40AM2.96m | 2:10PM3.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54AM0.17m | 7:03PM0.80m | 7:26AM0.09m | 7:39PM0.50m | 7:56AM0.06m | 8:14PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 6 |
227 | 307 | 307 | 344 | 388 | 427 | 331 | 316 | 264 | 257 | 219 | 203 | 164 | 131 | 106 | 83 | 62 | 47 | 34 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 28 | 41 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
59 | 50 | 97 | 175 | 208 | 203 | 198 | 193 | 156 | 110 | 112 | 110 | 109 | 109 | 146 | 144 | 171 | 171 | 169 | 33 | 22 | 20 | 138 | 81 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 13 |
127 | 173 | 175 | 30 | 42 | 39 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
— | — | — | — | 1263 | 1051 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 71 | 123 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 766 | 1371 | 773 | 773 | 766 | 766 | 773 | 773 | 720 | 720 | 720 | 720 | 720 | 720 | 720 | 720 | 720 | 720 | 720 | 2181 | 2810 | 720 | 773 | 1615 |
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