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Cannon Beach surf break

Cannon Beach surfForecast / Alaska – Mainland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 MST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
5.5° 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 9AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (18 Jan)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (18 Jan)5ft (1.5m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121111111111111110101313121212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13321158887784637604524515431423353331270437437410336247243202189179121121
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
ENE
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
0
E
5
NE
0
N
0
NNE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:24AM
2.55
2:28PM
3.28
3:53AM
2.65
3:05PM
3.29
4:22AM
2.73
3:41PM
3.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:33AM
1.16
9:23PM
-0.36
9:10AM
1.01
9:54PM
-0.43
9:48AM
0.87
10:24PM
-0.43
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise---10:57-------10:56-------10:53----
Sunset-----6:00-------6:02-------6:05--
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C888777776655443345444544
Feels °C (?)555444442221010-101011211
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