Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannon Beach today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 4AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Cannon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 131mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, severe gales from the SE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | WSW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 602 | 850 | 624 | 561 | 466 | 415 | 391 | 391 | 295 | 207 | 254 | 249 | 326 | 326 | 322 | 322 | 943 | 1121 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 6:21PM2.47m | 9:06AM1.92m | 7:36PM2.26m | 10:27AM2.01m | 9:14PM2.17m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:55AM0.50m | 1:44PM1.56m | 3:14AM0.54m | 3:37PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 9:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 9 | 15 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -3 | -5 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 602 | 850 | 624 | 561 | 466 | 415 | 323 | 247 | 212 | 179 | 165 | 197 | 178 | 164 | 126 | 79 | 469 | 227 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 14 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 320 | 96 | 141 | 146 | 126 | 123 | 120 | 91 | 89 | 63 | 46 | 249 | 326 | 326 | 322 | 322 | 240 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 21 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 96 | 151 | 93 | 62 | 216 | 295 | 391 | 391 | 295 | 207 | 254 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 10 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 50 | 943 | 1121 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 766 | 766 | 766 | 773 | 1371 | 766 | 773 | 773 | 1371 | 1371 | 1371 | 1371 | 1371 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 1371 | 766 |
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