Cannon Beach surf break

Cannon Beach surfForecast / Alaska – Mainland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 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
6.8° 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 10PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)--
Afternoon (29 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (29 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Wed night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
0
0
2
0
2
2
3
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
1
1
3
2
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
1.3
WSW
11
1.8
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.5
SW
10
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
3
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
375
347
451
347
847
215
234
505
180
188
160
130
127
132
117
113
106
411
763
1210
1533
1803
1768
1639
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
35
ESE
40
SE
25
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
N
10
NNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
SSE
5
S
10
S
10
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
30
E
15
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:51PM2.71m
1:42AM3.29m
2:33PM2.76m
2:11AM3.36m
3:11PM2.77m
2:39AM3.37m
Low Tide
7:33PM0.66m
8:17AM-0.02m
8:07PM0.81m
8:51AM-0.11m
8:39PM0.95m
9:24AM-0.14m
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light snow
light rain
light rain
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6:22
6:20
6:16
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10:08
10:10
10:13
10:15
5
10
14
12
5
4
1
1
Temp °C
3
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
6
2
2
4
4
-3
-2
-3
0
1
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
2
3
2
3
1
1
1
0
-6
-3
-2
-2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
6
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.8
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
11
1.8
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.5
SW
10
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
3
SW
10
Energy kJ
375
347
451
347
399
215
234
505
177
188
160
130
127
130
117
113
80
411
763
1210
1533
1803
1768
1639
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.4
SW
16
1
S
6
1
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
S
8
1
S
8
1.1
S
9
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
8
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.4
SW
18
0.4
WSW
17
0.4
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
15
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
160
242
89
81
92
79
90
130
180
157
151
107
107
132
90
82
106
79
78
82
112
103
174
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.8
SE
7
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.6
W
5
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
WSW
19
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
1.1
WSW
14
Energy kJ
11
11
11
54
86
87
60
36
75
74
74
74
17
74
73
53
52
32
72
5
4
4
427
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
0.5
E
3
1.3
SSE
6
1.7
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1.4
W
6
1.4
W
6
1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
5
0.5
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
1.1
SE
4
1.5
ESE
5
1.8
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
Energy kJ
1
4
131
847
97
89
148
148
80
50
37
5
14
46
111
237
190
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
1
3
3
2
2
1
Distance (km)
773
773
720
773
773
720
773
773
773
773
1615
720
720
1371
1458
1579
2691
2811
1615
1371
1371
1371
1371
1575
Best forecast wave conditions in Alaska - Mainland
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
6
4
4
4
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