Cannon Beach surf break

Cannon Beach surfForecast / Alaska – Mainland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 17 Mar 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
4.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Cannon Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 10PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)--
Afternoon (17 Mar)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (17 Mar)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
3
0
0
0
!
0
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.3
SSW
1.8
S
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.3
S
2
SSW
3
SSW
3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)111112912121212121212121299999911101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)109112681294865956166516051543155815861420124714475601347151786188388319941631951510374
Wind
(km/h)
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
35
E
30
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
30
E
25
E
30
E
35
E
40
S
25
S
10
SE
35
SSE
30
SW
20
SW
15
SSE
20
SW
15
SE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossononcrossoncrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:54PM
3.08
2:33AM
3.03
2:35PM
3.16
3:01AM
3.26
3:16PM
3.17
3:30AM
3.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:17PM
-0.12
8:32AM
0.25
8:48PM
-0.09
9:10AM
-0.02
9:19PM
0.01
9:49AM
-0.22
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise-------8:26-------8:23-------8:21
Sunset--8:24-------8:28-------8:30-----
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C-3-3-4-4-4-4-5-4-3-3-2-3-3-300-11-1-1-20-1-2
Feels °C (?)-12-12-13-13-12-14-13-12-10-10-10-11-12-12-10-8-5-9-10-9-8-7-7-9
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