Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannon Beach today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 7PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cannon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 71mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 253 | 259 | 337 | 337 | 337 | 259 | 253 | 186 | 169 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 215 | 163 | 158 | 154 | 147 | 143 | 101 | 139 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:40AM1.87m | 8:02PM2.61m | 10:36AM1.81m | 9:17PM2.51m | 12:13PM1.93m | 10:42PM2.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27PM1.35m | 3:40AM0.63m | 2:43PM1.55m | 5:06AM0.56m | 4:32PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:50 | — |
mm | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 217 | 188 | 184 | 235 | 192 | 208 | 176 | 172 | 164 | 142 | 120 | 123 | 118 | 97 | 95 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 71 | 79 | 65 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 253 | 259 | 337 | 337 | 337 | 259 | 253 | 186 | 169 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 215 | 163 | 158 | 154 | 147 | 143 | 101 | 139 | 126 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 5 | S 11 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 30 | 13 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 5 | E 3 | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 28 | 1 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1371 | 1575 | 1575 | 1589 | 1371 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 1371 | 1371 | 1371 | 1458 | 1458 | 1458 | 1458 | 1575 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 |
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