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Cannon Beach surfForecast / Alaska – Mainland / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 MSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 8PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cannon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | |
381 | 339 | 280 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 275 | 226 | 284 | 313 | 508 | 519 | 502 | 665 | 1164 | 1034 | 657 | 593 | 543 | 467 | 450 | 360 | 276 | 276 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 7:20PM2.54m | 6:37AM2.89m | 8:22PM2.54m | 7:49AM2.56m | 9:23PM2.61m | 9:11AM2.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:38PM-0.35m | 00:44AM1.11m | 1:36PM-0.11m | 2:03AM1.08m | 2:35PM0.13m | 3:27AM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 11:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11:04 | — | — | — | 11:06 |
1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | -3 | -1 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
 kJ | 381 | 339 | 280 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 275 | 226 | 284 | 313 | 508 | 519 | 502 | 665 | 1164 | 1034 | 657 | 593 | 543 | 467 | 450 | 360 | 276 | 276 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 103 | 110 | 108 | 84 | 47 | 106 | 42 | 113 | 194 | 199 | 109 | 166 | 183 | 107 | 150 | 62 | 121 | 70 | 92 | 91 | 92 | 122 | 122 | 122 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 65 | 64 | 122 | 112 | 107 | 94 | 106 | 106 | 75 | 106 | 64 | 110 | 113 | 80 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 41 | 66 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1589 | 2428 | 2243 | 1589 | 1371 | 1371 | 1371 | 1575 | 1589 | 1579 | 1579 | 766 | 1371 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 720 | 766 | 766 | 766 |
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