Cannon Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 59.50° N 139.76° W

Cannon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cannon Beach sea temperature is
13.2° C
0.2° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 6PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (20 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
1.2
SW
9
1.3
SW
9
1.3
SW
9
1.3
SW
9
1.3
SW
9
1.2
SW
9
1.4
SW
8
1.3
SW
8
1.4
SW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1
SW
8
1
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
1
SW
8
0.8
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.4
SW
15
0.9
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
158
166
221
249
249
275
240
220
279
224
244
248
129
125
163
114
84
59
57
149
416
574
Wind (km/h)
0
SE
0
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
0
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
0
N
0
SW
5
S
10
SE
20
ESE
15
E
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:53AM2.42m
7:27PM2.92m
7:58AM2.10m
8:14PM2.83m
9:22AM1.90m
9:07PM2.76m
Low Tide
12:55PM0.47m
2:04AM0.58m
1:37PM0.83m
3:14AM0.59m
2:27PM1.16m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
11:12
11:09
11:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
Feels °C
11
12
12
14
13
13
13
12
10
12
5
6
7
7
9
10
11
11
10
8
8
8
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