Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannon Beach today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 4AM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cannon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 128mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Mon night, light winds from the ESE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 8 | SSW 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 530 | 2947 | 5008 | 4430 | 5640 | 6281 | 6855 | 6549 | 5251 | 4291 | 3606 | 3040 | 2380 | 1911 | 1701 | 1565 | 1432 | 1625 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:14PM2.17m | 11:18AM2.19m | 10:38PM2.23m | 11:54AM2.42m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23AM0.49m | 4:58PM1.21m | 5:16AM0.42m | 5:51PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | 19 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | -4 | -6 | -9 | -3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | S 19 | S 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 530 | 149 | 193 | 188 | 30 | 66 | 254 | 6549 | 5251 | 4291 | 3606 | 3040 | 2380 | 1911 | 1701 | 1565 | 1432 | 1625 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 21 | S 21 | — | — | — | S 19 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 240 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | 66 | 186 | 245 | 30 | 292 | 225 | 110 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 107 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 21 | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | — | S 20 | SW 20 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 33 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | 66 | — | 8 | 15 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 25 | 52 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSW 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | E 3 | E 3 |
| kJ | 327 | 2947 | 5008 | 4430 | 5640 | 6281 | 6855 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 112 | 5 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 766 | 1371 | 773 | 773 | 773 | 1371 | 1458 | 1575 | 1371 | 1371 | 1371 | 1371 | 1371 | 1371 | 766 | 766 | 1615 | 766 |
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