Cannon Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 59.50° N 139.76° W

Cannon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cannon Beach sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.1° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 4PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (16 Aug)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
0
3
3
4
3
4
3
2
3
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)
0.7
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
1.9
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.7
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
329
249
249
178
352
232
276
835
1154
1132
1149
1132
1399
1325
1188
1208
1142
1142
1055
882
741
706
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
35
ESE
30
SE
15
SSE
25
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WNW
0
E
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:18PM3.22m
5:35AM2.74m
5:51PM3.11m
6:23AM2.41m
6:27PM2.96m
Low Tide
10:59AM0.10m
11:34PM0.27m
11:32AM0.42m
00:21AM0.34m
12:06PM0.76m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:07
10:04
10:01
 mm
1
3
6
10
8
3
2
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
12
11
12
12
10
9
9
8
9
10
13
9
13
13
14
12
13
12
11
11
12
11
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