
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannon Beach today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 1PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cannon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3566 | 3168 | 2536 | 2191 | 2086 | 1933 | 1773 | 1682 | 1625 | 1514 | 1246 | 1080 | 745 | 565 | 553 | 416 | 327 | 307 | 216 | 208 | 179 | 135 | 118 | 95 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:54AM2.42m | 11:41PM2.38m | 12:24PM2.69m | 00:32AM2.55m | 12:52PM2.96m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16AM0.42m | 5:51PM0.89m | 5:58AM0.37m | 6:34PM0.55m | 6:36AM0.37m | 7:12PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 9:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
3566 | 3168 | 2536 | 2191 | 2086 | 1933 | 1773 | 1682 | 1625 | 1514 | 1246 | 1080 | 745 | 565 | 553 | 416 | 327 | 307 | 216 | 208 | 179 | 135 | 118 | 95 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
215 | 215 | 157 | 155 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 107 | 110 | 142 | 75 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 53 | 57 | 59 | 63 | 66 | 104 | 116 | 126 | 79 | 45 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SW 20 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 24 | SSE 8 | — | SW 18 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 6 | S 20 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSW 13 |
28 | 15 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 25 | 51 | 11 | 22 | — | 12 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 33 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 91 | 61 | 59 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1371 | 1371 | 1371 | 1371 | 1371 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 720 | 720 | 720 | 720 | 720 | 720 | 720 |
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