Cannon Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 59.50° N 139.76° W

Cannon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cannon Beach sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.4° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 9PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)--
Afternoon (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
1
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
218
218
218
215
160
158
154
147
143
101
139
126
126
126
89
90
89
85
81
131
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
0
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
ENE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
9:17PM2.51m
12:13PM1.93m
10:42PM2.55m
1:05PM2.09m
Low Tide
2:43PM1.55m
5:06AM0.56m
4:32PM1.60m
6:12AM0.40m
5:52PM1.48m
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:52
9:50
9:47
 mm
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
14
13
13
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
13
14
12
12
12
9
12
12
11
12
11
9
7
8
9
10
10
10
12
12
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