Cannon Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 59.50° N 139.76° W

Cannon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cannon Beach sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.5° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 4AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (06 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (06 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
1
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
18
1.1
WSW
12
0.8
SSW
18
1.3
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.3
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
1.3
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
257
330
372
408
469
460
452
389
376
308
263
256
243
231
292
288
294
294
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
N
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:18PM2.81m
11:44AM2.11m
10:45PM2.89m
12:40PM2.38m
Low Tide
4:52AM0.10m
4:37PM1.35m
5:59AM-0.06m
5:56PM1.12m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:09
9:07
9:04
 mm
2
4
5
7
2
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
13
13
10
9
9
7
7
7
8
9
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