Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannon Beach today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 7AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Cannon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
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201 | 251 | 329 | 249 | 249 | 178 | 352 | 232 | 276 | 850 | 1232 | 1278 | 1223 | 1210 | 1441 | 1302 | 1325 | 1208 | 1208 | 1055 | 1055 | 913 | 814 | 741 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:50AM3.06m | 5:18PM3.22m | 5:35AM2.74m | 5:51PM3.11m | 6:23AM2.41m | 6:27PM2.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:59AM0.10m | 11:34PM0.27m | 11:32AM0.42m | 00:21AM0.34m | 12:06PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
129 | 107 | 105 | 84 | 70 | 59 | 352 | 232 | 82 | 850 | 1232 | 1278 | 1223 | 1210 | 1441 | 1302 | 1325 | 1208 | 1208 | 1055 | 1055 | 913 | 814 | 741 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
201 | 251 | 329 | 249 | 249 | 178 | 53 | 43 | 276 | 273 | 298 | 206 | 206 | 212 | 201 | 196 | 263 | 234 | 231 | 174 | 174 | 169 | 167 | 239 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
118 | 118 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 14 | 45 | 108 | 68 | 99 | 99 | 116 | 206 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1371 | 1371 | 1371 | 1458 | 1371 | 1733 | 2243 | 2428 | 2229 | 1371 | 1371 | 1371 | 1371 | 1589 | 2243 | 1371 | 773 | 773 | 1371 | 1371 | 1371 | 1460 | 1575 | 1458 |
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