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Cannon Beach surfForecast / Alaska – Mainland / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 MSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
8.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Cannon Beach today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 4AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cannon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu night, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | |
3768 | 3289 | 2686 | 2098 | 1874 | 1471 | 1240 | 1025 | 836 | 650 | 568 | 453 | 377 | 279 | 279 | 256 | 422 | 313 | 217 | 200 | 159 | 135 | 132 | 102 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:28AM3.13m | 1:42PM2.44m | 1:03AM3.22m | 2:26PM2.52m | 1:37AM3.27m | 3:05PM2.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:14PM0.97m | 7:20AM0.08m | 6:57PM1.11m | 7:58AM-0.03m | 7:36PM1.21m | 8:34AM-0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 11:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 11:17 |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
-1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 |
 kJ | 3768 | 3289 | 2686 | 2098 | 1874 | 1471 | 1240 | 1025 | 836 | 650 | 568 | 453 | 377 | 279 | 279 | 256 | 422 | 313 | 217 | 200 | 159 | 135 | 132 | 102 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | WSW 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 96 | 44 | 112 | 159 | 161 | 115 | 119 | 126 | 142 | 129 | 85 | 97 | 98 | 101 | 103 | 101 | 106 | 107 | 107 | 106 | 103 | 97 | 61 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 10 | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | 55 | 25 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 62 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 83 | 106 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 26 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ENE 2 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 766 | 766 | 766 | 1371 | 1458 | 1579 | 1632 | 766 | 2181 | 2181 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 773 | 720 | 720 | 720 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 |
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