Cannon Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 59.50° N 139.76° W

Cannon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cannon Beach sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.5° 

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 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 11PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)--
Afternoon (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
0
0
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)
1.4
SW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
0.9
SW
8
0.8
SW
8
0.8
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
9
1.4
SW
9
1.4
SW
9
1.6
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
244
248
242
215
110
133
96
79
123
480
650
665
697
622
530
422
370
323
316
380
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
W
0
W
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:14PM2.83m
9:22AM1.90m
9:07PM2.76m
11:03AM1.86m
10:08PM2.73m
Low Tide
1:37PM0.83m
3:14AM0.59m
2:27PM1.16m
4:30AM0.54m
3:35PM1.41m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
11:09
11:07
11:06
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
5
7
6
6
7
8
9
9
10
9
8
7
9
9
9
11
10
10
9
10
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