Cannon Beach surf break

Cannon Beach surfForecast / Alaska – Mainland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 21 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
8.3° 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 6AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (22 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (22 May)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Thu night, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
9
1.3
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
9
1.4
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
8
1.3
WSW
9
1.8
SW
9
1.8
SW
9
1.7
SW
9
1.9
SW
10
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
9
1.2
SW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.2
SW
9
1.1
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
280
235
235
249
288
251
268
292
549
519
502
678
1147
1129
657
593
553
467
450
360
242
270
231
174
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
S
20
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
E
15
ESE
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
S
10
S
5
WSW
5
W
5
S
5
SE
10
E
0
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:20PM2.54m
6:37AM2.89m
8:22PM2.54m
7:49AM2.56m
9:23PM2.61m
9:11AM2.32m
Low Tide
00:44AM1.11m
1:36PM-0.11m
2:03AM1.08m
2:35PM0.13m
3:27AM0.94m
3:35PM0.37m
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:28
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
11:00
11:01
11:04
11:06
1
2
6
4
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
6
6
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
5
6
6
7
7
7
7
6
5
6
6
7
4
2
0
-3
-3
-3
0
3
3
4
2
2
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
2
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
9
1.3
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
9
1.4
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
8
1.3
WSW
9
1.8
SW
9
1.8
SW
9
1.7
SW
9
1.9
SW
10
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
9
1.2
SW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.2
SW
9
1.1
SW
9
Energy kJ
280
235
235
249
288
251
268
292
549
519
502
678
1147
1129
657
593
553
467
450
360
242
270
231
174
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
SW
15
0.4
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1.2
SSW
8
0.5
SW
15
0.5
WSW
17
0.7
WSW
14
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
16
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
108
84
47
106
29
113
194
194
109
166
183
152
150
62
121
123
92
92
93
122
70
122
113
60
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.3
WSW
18
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
Energy kJ
122
112
107
94
106
106
75
106
64
110
104
100
4
4
5
5
42
41
66
44
122
44
68
59
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
4
Energy kJ
35
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
3
2
3
2
1
1
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
1
1
2
3
Distance (km)
2229
1589
1371
1371
1371
1575
1579
1579
766
1458
1371
1468
766
766
766
2241
766
766
720
720
766
766
1579
1468
Best forecast wave conditions in Alaska - Mainland
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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