Cannon Beach surf break

Cannon Beach surfForecast / Alaska – Mainland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 22 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
8.3° 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 12AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (23 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (23 May)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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)
2
2
1
2
3
3
4
3
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
8
1.3
WSW
9
1.8
SW
9
1.8
SW
9
1.7
SW
9
1.9
SW
10
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
10
1.4
WSW
9
1.2
SW
9
1.2
SW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
1
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
1
WSW
8
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
268
255
508
519
502
665
1147
1129
690
634
572
467
368
320
231
226
197
154
154
134
88
125
88
97
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
W
15
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
N
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
5
WNW
0
SSW
5
WSW
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
High Tide
8:22PM2.54m
7:49AM2.56m
9:23PM2.61m
9:11AM2.32m
10:18PM2.73m
10:34AM2.22m
Low Tide
1:36PM-0.11m
2:03AM1.08m
2:35PM0.13m
3:27AM0.94m
3:35PM0.37m
4:44AM0.72m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:26
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
11:01
11:04
11:06
11:07
1
1
Temp °C
6
7
7
7
6
6
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
6
6
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
2
4
3
4
4
3
1
3
2
3
4
3
3
1
1
3
1
2
1
1
3
4
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
8
1.3
WSW
9
1.8
SW
9
1.8
SW
9
1.7
SW
9
1.9
SW
10
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
10
1.4
WSW
9
1.2
SW
9
1.2
SW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
1
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
1
WSW
8
1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
Energy kJ
268
255
508
519
502
665
1147
1129
690
634
572
467
368
320
231
226
197
154
154
134
88
125
64
66
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
9
1.2
SSW
8
0.5
SW
15
0.5
WSW
17
0.7
WSW
14
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
16
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
W
4
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
16
Energy kJ
194
194
109
166
183
152
150
62
121
121
92
92
92
122
70
122
85
61
96
99
15
52
88
97
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.3
WSW
18
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SW
16
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.4
SW
14
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
S
13
0.3
WSW
9
Energy kJ
75
106
64
110
113
100
4
4
5
5
42
41
66
44
122
48
67
63
16
16
72
29
14
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
3
0.6
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.8
W
5
Energy kJ
4
10
32
32
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
1
4
2
Distance (km)
1579
2428
766
1458
1371
1468
766
766
766
2229
766
766
720
766
766
766
766
1458
1476
1476
1575
1589
1458
1579
Best forecast wave conditions in Alaska - Mainland
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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