Cannon Beach surf break

Cannon Beach surfForecast / Alaska – Mainland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 11 Jan 2026 MST
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Cannon Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cannon Beach sea temperature is
5.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cannon Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 1AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (12 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (12 Jan)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
3
3
4
4
0
0
2
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.3
S
2.4
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.5
S
2.5
SSW
2.5
S
2.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
4
SSE
6
S
6
SSW
6
SSW
5.5
SSW
5
SSW
4
S
Period(s) (?)131212121212121212121212131312121211121213131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)38801987216017651184131015051665179416561987153925372323192815907373649101841013910897893769704358
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
40
SE
40
SE
25
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
45
ESE
60
ESE
45
SE
55
SW
45
SSW
40
SW
40
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crossonononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:51PM
1.79
9:32AM
2.72
11:36PM
1.82
10:31AM
2.74
12:55AM
1.98
11:30AM
2.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:45AM
1.20
5:01PM
0.55
3:56AM
1.44
6:05PM
0.39
5:15AM
1.54
Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise------11:07-------11:04-------11:03-
Sunset-------5:46-------5:50-------5:52
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----231---15422131115156111
Temp. °C433433343432664448555444
Feels °C (?)0-2010-1-2-1-2-1-2-3-3-3-2-1-3-2-8-5-7-7-5-6
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