Cannon Beach surf break

Cannon Beach surfForecast / Alaska – Mainland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 12 Mar 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
4.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Cannon Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 1PM is: 0.2m 23s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (12 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)22s
Evening (12 Mar)1ft (0.3m)21s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
Period(s) (?)77772222212121212121202020191919191918181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3533322339368181818180751211191191181841841831141039911598
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:35AM
2.41
11:59PM
1.83
10:13AM
2.41
12:45AM
2.04
11:30AM
2.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:47AM
1.56
4:39PM
0.60
4:03AM
1.60
5:49PM
0.42
5:36AM
1.43
6:37PM
0.22
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise---8:45-------8:41-------8:38----
Sunset------8:13-------8:15-------8:17-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C-8-9-9-9-7-6-6-7-7-7-8-7-5-4-3-4-5-5-5-3-3000
Feels °C (?)-15-17-16-17-14-12-13-13-13-13-14-12-10-8-7-9-10-10-10-9-10-7-6-7
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