Cannon Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 59.50° N 139.76° W

Cannon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cannon Beach sea temperature is
14.0° 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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Heavy 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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
0.8
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy 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)
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
S
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
SW
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
25
ENE
20
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
Wind State
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
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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