Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannon Beach today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- 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 4PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| 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 33mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
329 | 249 | 249 | 178 | 352 | 232 | 276 | 835 | 1154 | 1132 | 1149 | 1132 | 1399 | 1325 | 1188 | 1208 | 1142 | 1142 | 1055 | 882 | 741 | 706 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:18PM3.22m | 5:35AM2.74m | 5:51PM3.11m | 6:23AM2.41m | 6:27PM2.96m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:59AM0.10m | 11:34PM0.27m | 11:32AM0.42m | 00:21AM0.34m | 12:06PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 8 | SSW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
105 | 84 | 70 | 69 | 352 | 67 | 75 | 835 | 1154 | 1132 | 1149 | 1132 | 1399 | 1325 | 1188 | 1208 | 1142 | 1142 | 1055 | 882 | 741 | 706 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 8 | SSW 17 | 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 |
329 | 249 | 249 | 178 | 75 | 232 | 276 | 273 | 298 | 206 | 206 | 212 | 201 | 215 | 263 | 234 | 231 | 174 | 174 | 242 | 222 | 218 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | 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 |
81 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 14 | 45 | 108 | 68 | 114 | 118 | 116 | 206 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 7 | 18 | 31 | 84 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1371 | 1687 | 1733 | 2428 | 2229 | 1371 | 1371 | 1371 | 1371 | 1371 | 1579 | 1371 | 773 | 773 | 1371 | 1371 | 1371 | 766 | 1579 | 1579 | 1371 | 1371 |
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