Cannon Beach surf break

Cannon Beach surfForecast / Alaska – Mainland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 27 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
8.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Cannon Beach today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 4AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (28 May)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (28 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu night, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.8
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3768
3289
2686
2098
1874
1471
1240
1025
836
650
568
453
377
279
279
256
422
313
217
200
159
135
132
102
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
E
30
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
25
SE
20
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SW
10
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:28AM3.13m
1:42PM2.44m
1:03AM3.22m
2:26PM2.52m
1:37AM3.27m
3:05PM2.58m
Low Tide
6:14PM0.97m
7:20AM0.08m
6:57PM1.11m
7:58AM-0.03m
7:36PM1.21m
8:34AM-0.10m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:16
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
11:12
11:14
11:15
11:17
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
5
5
6
5
6
7
7
7
8
7
7
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
7
7
7
-1
-1
-1
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
2
3
4
4
2
1
5
4
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.8
SW
8
Energy kJ
3768
3289
2686
2098
1874
1471
1240
1025
836
650
568
453
377
279
279
256
422
313
217
200
159
135
132
102
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
96
44
112
159
161
115
119
126
142
129
85
97
98
101
103
101
106
107
107
106
103
97
61
60
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.4
SSW
14
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
S
14
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
55
25
2
2
2
2
2
62
2
2
46
83
106
2
2
2
26
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
3
0.2
ENE
2
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
SE
4
Energy kJ
3
1
5
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
766
766
766
1371
1458
1579
1632
766
2181
2181
766
766
766
766
773
720
720
720
766
766
766
766
766
766
Best forecast wave conditions in Alaska - Mainland
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
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