Cannon Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 59.50° N 139.76° W

Cannon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cannon Beach sea temperature is
13.3° C
0.0° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 12PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (18 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
1
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
1.1
SW
9
1.1
SW
8
1.2
SW
8
1.2
SW
8
1.2
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
0.4
SW
19
0.9
SW
8
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.8
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
1.1
SW
9
1.2
SW
9
1.2
SW
9
1.3
SW
9
1.3
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
125
158
193
184
206
196
192
151
147
106
88
92
93
74
106
136
174
158
170
226
226
249
249
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
5
WNW
0
ENE
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
0
SE
0
SSE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
5:09AM3.15m
6:05PM3.05m
5:59AM2.79m
6:45PM3.00m
6:53AM2.42m
7:27PM2.92m
Low Tide
11:14PM0.59m
11:38AM-0.22m
00:06AM0.56m
12:16PM0.11m
1:02AM0.56m
12:55PM0.47m
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clear
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cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:33
5:35
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11:15
11:14
11:12
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
9
8
9
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
12
9
9
10
11
10
11
11
11
11
13
13
13
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