Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannon Beach today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 5PM is: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cannon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Tue morning, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5580 | 6190 | 7018 | 7314 | 5733 | 4714 | 3780 | 3096 | 2536 | 2086 | 1862 | 1800 | 1773 | 1838 | 1838 | 1713 | 1428 | 1080 | 759 | 614 | 499 | 341 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:18AM2.19m | 10:38PM2.23m | 11:54AM2.42m | 11:41PM2.38m | 12:24PM2.69m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:58PM1.21m | 5:16AM0.42m | 5:51PM0.89m | 5:58AM0.37m | 6:34PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | 13 | 11 | 6 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 19 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 30 | 66 | 254 | 254 | 5733 | 4714 | 3780 | 3096 | 2536 | 2086 | 1862 | 1800 | 1773 | 1838 | 1838 | 1713 | 1428 | 1080 | 759 | 614 | 499 | 341 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 16 | S 20 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 67 | 67 | 248 | 30 | 215 | 288 | 157 | 155 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 107 | 110 | 122 | 79 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 53 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 24 | — | — | SW 18 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 66 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 25 | 52 | 11 | — | — | 12 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | E 3 | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 3 |
| kJ | 5580 | 6190 | 7018 | 7314 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 297 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | 11 | 12 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1371 | 1371 | 1575 | 1575 | 1371 | 1371 | 1371 | 1371 | 1371 | 1371 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 |
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