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Cannon Beach surfForecast / Alaska – Mainland / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 MSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
8.2° 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 6PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cannon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed night, light winds from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SW 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | |
523 | 520 | 557 | 499 | 456 | 416 | 496 | 600 | 424 | 400 | 327 | 437 | 1383 | 804 | 391 | 463 | 436 | 474 | 469 | 493 | 528 | 238 | 217 | 228 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 5:25PM2.71m | 4:41AM3.54m | 6:21PM2.61m | 5:36AM3.24m | 7:20PM2.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52AM-0.71m | 10:39PM1.01m | 11:44AM-0.55m | 11:36PM1.08m | 12:38PM-0.35m | 00:44AM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 |
 | — | — | — | — | 10:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11:00 | — | 11:01 |
— | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
 kJ | 523 | 520 | 557 | 499 | 456 | 416 | 496 | 600 | 424 | 400 | 225 | 437 | 621 | 434 | 301 | 463 | 436 | 474 | 469 | 493 | 528 | 238 | 217 | 228 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 13 | S 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | SSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 37 | 17 | 27 | 49 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 47 | 30 | 30 | 327 | 267 | 250 | 334 | 391 | 225 | 216 | 151 | 94 | 75 | 64 | 208 | 176 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 12 | S 15 | S 12 | SW 24 | SW 24 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 27 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 87 | 87 | 28 | 30 | 47 | 47 | 30 | 74 | 68 | 129 | 127 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 65 | 64 | 96 | 112 | 107 | 76 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | 99 | 91 | 107 | 171 | 689 | 1286 | 1383 | 804 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1458 | 1589 | 1656 | 2810 | 1589 | 766 | 1458 | 1371 | 1371 | 773 | 773 | 766 | 773 | 1371 | 1371 | 1371 | 1371 | 1575 | 1634 | 2428 | 2323 | 1589 | 1371 | 1371 |
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