Cannon Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 59.50° N 139.76° W

Cannon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cannon Beach sea temperature is
10.2°C
0.5° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 2PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (16 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (16 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
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)
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
1
2
1
0
2
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
11
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.7
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
10
1.8
SW
10
1.9
SW
10
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
10
2.3
SSW
10
2.2
SSW
10
2.4
SSW
10
2
SW
10
1.8
SW
10
1.7
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
9
0.6
SSW
19
1.3
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
723
609
524
514
504
715
844
745
650
745
804
680
1040
904
1102
738
561
480
450
391
295
212
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
30
ESE
25
ENE
35
E
40
E
35
E
25
SSE
30
SSE
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:31AM2.18m
5:30PM2.71m
7:37AM1.99m
6:21PM2.47m
9:06AM1.92m
7:36PM2.26m
Low Tide
11:29AM1.38m
00:48AM0.38m
12:18PM1.50m
1:55AM0.50m
1:44PM1.56m
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8:59
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9:00
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9:03
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7:07
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7:06
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7:02
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 mm
2
2
4
3
3
3
2
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2
1
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
9
9
9
10
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
7
7
8
9
9
8
8
7
6
7
7
Feels °C
5
5
3
4
3
2
1
2
0
0
0
-1
-2
0
3
2
4
4
2
2
3
2
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