Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannon Beach today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 7PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cannon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 70mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, gales from the SE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 18 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 430 | 380 | 316 | 268 | 201 | 171 | 171 | 162 | 162 | 117 | 113 | 408 | 1449 | 782 | 705 | 682 | 361 | 226 | 184 | 186 | 162 | 405 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:51AM2.14m | 6:10PM2.73m | 8:05AM1.91m | 7:03PM2.51m | 9:59AM1.82m | 8:25PM2.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:57AM1.27m | 1:26AM0.52m | 12:41PM1.47m | 2:46AM0.64m | 2:05PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSE 6 | SW 20 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 430 | 380 | 316 | 268 | 201 | 171 | 171 | 129 | 101 | 59 | 55 | 141 | 802 | 782 | 705 | 682 | 361 | 226 | 181 | 186 | 95 | 111 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSE 5 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | W 8 | WSW 7 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 7 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 46 | 29 | 85 | 127 | 120 | 119 | 118 | 162 | 162 | 8 | 39 | 15 | 136 | 186 | 186 | 184 | 115 | 63 | 184 | 131 | 75 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 87 | 87 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 51 | 117 | 113 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 236 | 184 | 12 | 16 | 162 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 2 | ENE 2 | E 3 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | SE 7 | E 2 | ENE 2 | NE 2 | NE 3 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 408 | 1449 | — | — | — | 52 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 405 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1371 | 1575 | 1575 | 1687 | 1371 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 1371 | 766 | 766 | 773 | 773 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 2243 | 2243 | 1950 | 1371 |
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