Cannon Beach surf break

Cannon Beach surfForecast / Alaska – Mainland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 MST
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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
5.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cannon Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 8AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.9
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.7
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)8888771515101010101099996789999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25319616411477737286158228262307262217176138108181432435729713770770
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
15
E
15
SE
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
5
NW
5
NNE
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SW
10
WNW
15
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrossglassononcrosscrosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:52AM
3.66
3:50PM
2.98
3:29AM
3.73
4:37PM
2.85
4:09AM
3.68
5:29PM
2.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:30AM
-0.57
9:23PM
0.58
10:15AM
-0.63
10:03PM
0.74
11:03AM
-0.58
10:47PM
0.91
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise--6:56-------6:52-------6:50-----
Sunset------9:42-------9:44-------9:46-
light rain
light snow
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
3-2233211-----1244------
Temp. °C222333333334454324445555
Feels °C (?)-3-3-3-2-2-1-200102120-3-5-30-1-2-1-10
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