Cannon Beach surf break

Cannon Beach surfForecast / Alaska – Mainland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 23 May 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
8.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cannon Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 5PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (23 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (23 May)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
10
1.3
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.1
SW
9
1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
SW
8
0.4
SW
14
0.9
WSW
8
1.2
W
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.6
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
SSW
10
1.3
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1147
1129
690
645
572
467
368
288
282
221
182
154
129
105
70
116
96
66
101
258
177
119
164
164
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
SE
5
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SE
15
E
10
ENE
5
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
0
NNW
10
ESE
10
S
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
SSE
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:49AM2.56m
9:23PM2.61m
9:11AM2.32m
10:18PM2.73m
10:34AM2.22m
11:07PM2.88m
Low Tide
2:35PM0.13m
3:27AM0.94m
3:35PM0.37m
4:44AM0.72m
4:33PM0.59m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:26
5:24
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
11:04
11:06
11:07
11:09
Temp °C
5
5
6
6
7
7
6
4
4
6
7
8
8
8
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
2
2
3
2
4
4
3
-1
0
3
2
2
1
2
2
5
3
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
10
1.3
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.1
SW
9
1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSE
10
1.3
WSW
7
Energy kJ
1147
1129
690
645
572
467
368
288
282
221
182
154
129
105
70
116
59
66
64
258
177
116
141
164
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
S
9
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
11
0.5
SW
9
0.7
SSE
10
Energy kJ
150
62
121
89
92
92
92
122
122
122
85
123
96
71
53
52
89
64
75
86
51
119
41
104
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
SSW
17
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.2
WSW
8
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
9
Energy kJ
4
4
5
5
42
41
66
44
44
44
67
16
16
16
16
29
29
40
101
7
38
53
72
41
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
2
0.3
E
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.5
W
4
0.7
W
5
1
W
5
1.2
W
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
7
22
55
96
48
57
79
164
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
3
1
3
2
1
4
3
3
8
8
6
6
5
Distance (km)
766
766
766
766
766
766
720
766
766
766
766
1458
766
1460
1575
1589
1458
1575
1579
1460
1460
1459
1459
1459
Best forecast wave conditions in Alaska - Mainland
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
5
5
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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