Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannon Beach today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 3AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cannon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu night, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, fresh winds from the E by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2979 | 1413 | 1048 | 846 | 723 | 609 | 524 | 802 | 696 | 681 | 677 | 735 | 602 | 784 | 664 | 694 | 676 | 584 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:31AM2.18m | 5:30PM2.71m | 7:37AM1.99m | 6:21PM2.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55PM0.22m | 11:29AM1.38m | 00:48AM0.38m | 12:18PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 1733 | 1413 | 1048 | 846 | 723 | 609 | 524 | 514 | 555 | 625 | 677 | 735 | 602 | 784 | 664 | 694 | 676 | 584 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 11 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 1204 | 792 | 676 | 505 | 396 | 327 | 278 | 300 | 170 | 681 | 375 | 552 | 499 | 450 | 441 | 332 | 293 | 230 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSE 10 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | S 14 |
| kJ | 346 | 346 | 269 | 206 | 206 | 253 | 222 | 225 | 200 | 172 | 116 | 172 | 159 | 116 | 122 | 151 | 151 | 96 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | E 3 | SE 10 | ENE 3 | SE 7 | — | — | NE 3 | — |
| kJ | 2979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 802 | 696 | — | 4 | 866 | 2 | 365 | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1371 | 1371 | 1371 | 766 | 1458 | 1458 | 766 | 720 | 720 | 720 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 1371 | 1371 | 773 |
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