Cannon Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 59.50° N 139.76° W

Cannon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cannon Beach sea temperature is
13.7°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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 6PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
12
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
11
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
11
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.9
SW
7
1.9
SW
8
1.9
SW
8
2
WSW
9
2
WSW
9
1.9
SW
9
1.9
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
86
85
110
107
79
66
66
66
61
74
103
102
100
96
77
402
523
695
666
626
578
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
N
0
NW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
S
10
SE
20
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
40
ESE
20
SSE
20
SSW
15
S
15
SE
25
ESE
15
E
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:57PM2.79m
2:38AM3.17m
3:22PM2.94m
3:14AM3.15m
3:48PM3.08m
Low Tide
8:38AM-0.16m
8:38PM0.62m
9:06AM-0.17m
9:14PM0.41m
9:33AM-0.12m
9:50PM0.24m
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:05
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:36
9:32
9:30
 mm
2
6
12
3
1
2
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
15
15
14
13
13
12
11
12
13
13
11
11
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
10
10
11
12
13
12
12
10
9
10
11
10
5
5
5
10
11
12
11
9
10
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