Cannon Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 59.50° N 139.76° W

Cannon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cannon Beach sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.3° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 8PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
8
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.6
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
8
0.4
SW
13
0.6
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.5
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
65
65
51
58
50
49
47
45
33
40
39
35
37
34
33
34
33
31
29
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:23PM2.94m
10:15AM1.85m
9:33PM2.97m
11:49AM2.00m
10:48PM3.09m
Low Tide
1:43PM1.00m
3:45AM0.26m
2:55PM1.24m
5:05AM0.09m
4:25PM1.35m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:34
10:30
10:29
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
11
11
12
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
12
12
12
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