Cannon Beach surf break

Cannon Beach surfForecast / Alaska – Mainland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 01 May 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
6.9° 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 2PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (01 May)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (01 May)7.5ft (2.3m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 33mm) on Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun night, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
1
2
!
!
!
!
!
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.9
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
145
113
119
418
999
1701
2129
2253
1903
1969
1838
1622
1473
1374
1291
1130
1052
980
892
892
892
826
798
713
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
35
E
20
E
40
ESE
35
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
SSW
10
W
10
W
5
SSW
10
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
5
ESE
5
NE
0
SE
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:11PM2.77m
2:39AM3.37m
3:48PM2.73m
3:08AM3.33m
4:24PM2.64m
3:38AM3.24m
Low Tide
8:51AM-0.11m
8:39PM0.95m
9:24AM-0.14m
9:10PM1.06m
9:57AM-0.12m
9:41PM1.15m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
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6:20
6:16
6:13
6:11
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10:13
10:15
10:17
10:21
5
2
2
1
3
4
3
3
4
4
2
Temp °C
4
4
5
5
5
2
1
4
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
4
4
4
5
6
6
7
7
1
0
0
-1
-2
-6
-5
-6
-3
1
2
3
3
3
4
2
-1
-1
-1
0
2
4
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.9
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
Energy kJ
145
113
119
418
999
1701
2129
2253
1903
1969
1838
1622
1473
1374
1291
1130
1052
980
892
892
892
826
798
713
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
17
0.4
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
Energy kJ
90
86
106
103
55
63
111
104
196
4
4
3
3
3
3
7
7
3
9
9
31
31
31
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
WSW
19
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
14
0.9
WSW
15
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
73
53
32
32
72
5
4
318
11
4
4
4
7
7
7
7
6
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
1.8
SE
6
1.6
SE
7
Energy kJ
2
14
28
248
208
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
1468
1579
2811
2811
1615
1371
1371
1371
1371
1575
1581
1589
1579
766
766
766
766
766
1458
1575
766
766
766
1371
Best forecast wave conditions in Alaska - Mainland
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
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