Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannon Beach today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 12AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cannon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 97mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat afternoon, gales from the SE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 184 | 131 | 162 | 111 | 277 | 278 | 1308 | 2964 | 5648 | 9475 | 9693 | 8931 | 6058 | 5037 | 3161 | 2667 | 2297 | 1933 | 1621 | 1351 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:25PM2.34m | 11:34AM1.93m | 10:05PM2.34m | 12:21PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:05PM1.60m | 4:19AM0.61m | 4:12PM1.57m | 5:29AM0.47m | 5:32PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 18 | SSW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 171 | 107 | 52 | 105 | 109 | 232 | 152 | 152 | 3845 | 6922 | 7711 | 7669 | 134 | 4301 | 3161 | 2667 | 2297 | 1933 | 1621 | 1351 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 61 | 37 | 162 | 111 | 113 | 152 | 116 | 157 | 323 | — | — | — | — | 134 | 186 | 184 | 266 | 252 | 249 | 209 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 11 | SW 21 | WSW 11 | SW 21 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | S 14 | S 16 | S 11 |
| kJ | 184 | 131 | 5 | 71 | 11 | 115 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 263 | 15 | 20 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 117 | 128 | 277 | 278 | 1308 | 2964 | 5648 | 9475 | 9693 | 8931 | 6058 | 5037 | 311 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1603 | 1687 | 1371 | 766 | 1371 | 1371 | 1371 | 773 | 773 | 773 | 773 | 773 | 773 | 773 | 773 | 773 | 773 | 2243 | 766 | 766 |
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