Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannon Beach today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 5PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cannon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
173 | 198 | 93 | 146 | 122 | 98 | 106 | 122 | 121 | 86 | 85 | 110 | 107 | 79 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 61 | 59 | 103 | 102 | 100 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:32PM2.62m | 2:01AM3.13m | 2:57PM2.79m | 2:38AM3.17m | 3:22PM2.94m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09AM-0.07m | 8:03PM0.84m | 8:38AM-0.16m | 8:38PM0.62m | 9:06AM-0.17m | 9:14PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
173 | 198 | 93 | 146 | 122 | 98 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 79 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 61 | 59 | 103 | 102 | 100 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 15 | SW 16 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 11 | WSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
17 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 106 | 122 | 19 | 26 | 61 | 110 | 59 | 26 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 23 | 16 | 56 | 56 | 56 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SSE 7 | SW 16 | S 15 | WSW 6 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
133 | 52 | 91 | 17 | 89 | 68 | 12 | 104 | 121 | 86 | 85 | 43 | 107 | 76 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 56 | 55 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 |
— | 4 | 2 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1458 | 1476 | 766 | 766 | 1458 | 720 | 1458 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 1371 | 1458 | 1458 | 1371 | 1371 | 1371 | 1371 | 1458 | 2811 | 2810 | 1371 | 1371 |
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