Cannon Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 59.50° N 139.76° W

Cannon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cannon Beach sea temperature is
13.6°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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 5PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
2
1
1
0
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.5
S
15
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
12
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
11
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
198
93
146
122
98
106
122
121
86
85
110
107
79
66
66
65
61
59
103
102
100
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
30
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:32PM2.62m
2:01AM3.13m
2:57PM2.79m
2:38AM3.17m
3:22PM2.94m
Low Tide
8:09AM-0.07m
8:03PM0.84m
8:38AM-0.16m
8:38PM0.62m
9:06AM-0.17m
9:14PM0.41m
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
7:03
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:38
9:36
9:32
 mm
2
1
4
3
1
1
3
7
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
11
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
8
9
10
12
12
10
9
8
9
10
9
9
6
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