Cannon Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 59.50° N 139.76° W

Cannon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cannon Beach sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.1° 

Cannon Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cannon Beach today (16 Aug):

  • 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 10PM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)--
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 Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
2
1
2
2
0
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
1.9
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.3
SW
10
2.4
SW
11
2.4
SW
10
2.4
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
1.7
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
249
178
352
232
276
819
1232
1178
1302
1267
1467
1279
1325
1301
1214
1142
1055
913
799
706
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
35
SE
20
SE
10
SW
20
W
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:18PM3.22m
5:35AM2.74m
5:51PM3.11m
6:23AM2.41m
6:27PM2.96m
Low Tide
11:34PM0.27m
11:32AM0.42m
00:21AM0.34m
12:06PM0.76m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:07
10:04
10:01
 mm
1
2
4
9
12
7
4
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
12
12
10
9
9
9
9
12
13
11
14
13
12
12
12
10
11
12
12
11
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