Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannon Beach today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 2PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cannon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1278 | 1142 | 1055 | 913 | 799 | 754 | 660 | 594 | 447 | 347 | 297 | 336 | 311 | 226 | 226 | 217 | 273 | 259 | 337 | 337 | 337 | 259 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:23AM2.41m | 6:27PM2.96m | 7:21AM2.10m | 7:08PM2.78m | 8:40AM1.87m | 8:02PM2.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:06PM0.76m | 1:13AM0.46m | 12:41PM1.07m | 2:17AM0.58m | 1:27PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:55 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 1278 | 1142 | 1055 | 913 | 799 | 754 | 660 | 594 | 447 | 347 | 297 | 292 | 261 | 226 | 226 | 217 | 273 | 241 | 184 | 181 | 220 | 211 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 231 | 174 | 174 | 169 | 222 | 239 | 236 | 215 | 218 | 222 | 252 | 336 | 311 | 170 | 107 | 145 | 253 | 259 | 337 | 337 | 337 | 259 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 56 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 2 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 27 | 42 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 25 | 24 | — | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1371 | 1575 | 1579 | 1579 | 1371 | 1371 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 1589 | 2181 | 1371 | 1371 |
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