Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannon Beach today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 10PM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Cannon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 249 | 178 | 352 | 232 | 276 | 819 | 1232 | 1178 | 1302 | 1267 | 1467 | 1279 | 1325 | 1301 | 1214 | 1142 | 1055 | 913 | 799 | 706 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:18PM3.22m | 5:35AM2.74m | 5:51PM3.11m | 6:23AM2.41m | 6:27PM2.96m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34PM0.27m | 11:32AM0.42m | 00:21AM0.34m | 12:06PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:01 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 70 | 69 | 352 | 232 | 64 | 819 | 1232 | 1178 | 1302 | 1267 | 1467 | 1279 | 1325 | 1301 | 1214 | 1142 | 1055 | 913 | 799 | 706 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 249 | 178 | 68 | 51 | 276 | 273 | 298 | 206 | 206 | 209 | 201 | 196 | 263 | 234 | 231 | 231 | 174 | 169 | 222 | 186 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 81 | 80 | 14 | 45 | 108 | 68 | 68 | 116 | 116 | 206 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 7 | 38 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1687 | 2428 | 2229 | 1371 | 1371 | 1371 | 1371 | 1371 | 773 | 773 | 773 | 1371 | 1371 | 1371 | 1371 | 766 | 766 | 1579 | 1371 | 1371 |
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