Cannon Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 59.50° N 139.76° W

Cannon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cannon Beach sea temperature is
12.6°C
1.2° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 10AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (24 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (24 Sep)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Sat night).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.8
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
2
SW
10
2.1
SW
10
1.8
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
351
309
264
223
190
197
192
159
171
171
140
140
140
140
138
80
140
433
788
815
371
709
673
1040
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
S
5
S
5
ESE
10
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:00AM2.82m
1:44PM2.78m
1:40AM2.96m
2:10PM3.01m
2:19AM3.04m
2:36PM3.22m
Low Tide
7:26AM0.09m
7:39PM0.50m
7:56AM0.06m
8:14PM0.22m
8:26AM0.10m
8:50PM-0.03m
clear
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:07
8:08
8:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:09
8:07
 mm
1
1
3
3
3
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
10
10
9
8
9
Feels °C
7
7
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
6
7
5
9
9
6
7
6
5
4
4
3
2
1
3
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