Cannon Beach surf break

Cannon Beach surfForecast / Alaska – Mainland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 21 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
8.3° 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 8PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)--
Afternoon (21 May)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (21 May)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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)
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
3
3
2
4
4
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
9
1.5
SSW
9
1.4
SSW
9
1.3
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
9
1.3
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
8
1.4
WSW
9
1.8
SW
9
1.8
SW
9
1.7
SW
9
1.9
SW
10
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
381
339
280
235
235
235
275
226
284
313
508
519
502
665
1164
1034
657
593
543
467
450
360
276
276
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
E
20
ESE
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
S
10
S
5
SW
5
S
15
ESE
20
E
15
E
0
ESE
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
7:20PM2.54m
6:37AM2.89m
8:22PM2.54m
7:49AM2.56m
9:23PM2.61m
9:11AM2.32m
Low Tide
12:38PM-0.35m
00:44AM1.11m
1:36PM-0.11m
2:03AM1.08m
2:35PM0.13m
3:27AM0.94m
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
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rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:28
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
11:00
11:01
11:04
11:06
1
1
2
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
7
6
4
5
4
5
6
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
5
6
6
4
3
4
4
1
-3
-1
-3
0
3
5
5
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
1
-1
1
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
9
1.5
SSW
9
1.4
SSW
9
1.3
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
9
1.3
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
8
1.4
WSW
9
1.8
SW
9
1.8
SW
9
1.7
SW
9
1.9
SW
10
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
Energy kJ
381
339
280
235
235
235
275
226
284
313
508
519
502
665
1164
1034
657
593
543
467
450
360
276
276
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
SW
15
0.5
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1.2
SSW
9
0.5
SW
15
0.5
WSW
17
0.7
WSW
14
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
103
110
108
84
47
106
42
113
194
199
109
166
183
107
150
62
121
70
92
91
92
122
122
122
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.3
WSW
18
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
65
64
122
112
107
94
106
106
75
106
64
110
113
80
4
4
5
5
42
41
66
44
44
44
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
6
0.3
ENE
3
Energy kJ
49
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
1
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1589
2428
2243
1589
1371
1371
1371
1575
1589
1579
1579
766
1371
766
766
766
766
766
766
766
720
766
766
766
Best forecast wave conditions in Alaska - Mainland
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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