Cannon Beach surf break

Cannon Beach surfForecast / Alaska – Mainland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 15 May 2026 MST
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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
7.7° 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 9PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)--
Afternoon (15 May)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (15 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sun afternoon).

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
!
!
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1.1
SW
9
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.7
WSW
18
2.2
S
8
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
359
350
303
292
226
213
181
177
196
200
173
163
135
138
121
273
654
1998
1835
1094
1044
1167
1293
1347
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
0
NE
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
10
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:06PM2.76m
1:40AM3.66m
2:55PM2.84m
2:21AM3.80m
3:44PM2.86m
3:05AM3.83m
Low Tide
7:32PM0.74m
8:30AM-0.61m
8:16PM0.82m
9:16AM-0.75m
9:01PM0.89m
10:03AM-0.78m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:39
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:46
10:49
10:51
10:52
2
6
6
5
2
1
Temp °C
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
7
6
7
7
8
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
3
3
3
4
2
2
1
-1
-3
0
-1
0
0
3
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1.1
SW
9
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.8
SW
8
2.2
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
2
S
9
1.8
SW
13
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
Energy kJ
359
350
303
292
226
213
181
177
196
200
173
163
135
138
121
95
654
1039
984
650
1044
1167
1293
1347
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
7
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.7
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.6
S
9
1.1
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
Energy kJ
26
61
102
102
59
57
87
132
132
131
131
85
79
70
68
273
447
656
1028
1094
384
171
83
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
Energy kJ
78
17
17
17
17
45
41
38
3
3
3
3
25
25
36
67
67
67
68
39
44
21
32
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
2
0.5
SE
3
0.7
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
1.3
SSE
6
2.5
SE
7
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
Energy kJ
1
5
10
3
121
677
1998
1835
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
4
1
2
1
3
4
Distance (km)
773
1476
1371
1371
1371
1371
1371
2810
2811
2812
2812
720
1371
720
720
773
720
773
2811
1615
1371
1615
1371
1371
Best forecast wave conditions in Alaska - Mainland
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
5
7
9
9
4
4
1
4
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
5
4
5
4
7
9
9
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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