Cannon Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 59.50° N 139.76° W

Cannon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cannon Beach sea temperature is
13.0°C
1.3° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 1AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (22 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
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
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
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)
3
SW
11
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
2.1
SW
10
2.1
SW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.7
SW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.4
SW
9
1.3
SW
8
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
1.5
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.5
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1780
1535
1374
901
869
501
471
270
290
219
211
208
391
418
333
372
311
363
430
356
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
NE
15
NNE
5
ESE
15
SSE
10
ENE
20
ESE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
12:21PM2.11m
11:21PM2.47m
12:53PM2.32m
00:15AM2.65m
1:19PM2.55m
Low Tide
5:32PM1.36m
6:17AM0.30m
6:23PM1.09m
6:54AM0.17m
7:03PM0.80m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:04
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:19
8:15
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
10
10
9
9
10
12
13
12
11
10
10
9
10
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
7
7
8
5
6
5
5
5
8
10
8
8
5
5
4
6
7
7
7
7
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