Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannon Beach today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 5PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cannon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | 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 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
447 | 347 | 311 | 336 | 311 | 271 | 251 | 217 | 253 | 259 | 337 | 337 | 337 | 259 | 253 | 184 | 172 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 215 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:21AM2.10m | 7:08PM2.78m | 8:40AM1.87m | 8:02PM2.61m | 10:36AM1.81m | 9:17PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:41PM1.07m | 2:17AM0.58m | 1:27PM1.35m | 3:40AM0.63m | 2:43PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
447 | 347 | 311 | 263 | 235 | 271 | 251 | 217 | 217 | 245 | 184 | 181 | 170 | 159 | 179 | 176 | 172 | 152 | 126 | 148 | 142 | 153 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | 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 |
218 | 222 | 252 | 336 | 311 | 170 | 104 | 145 | 253 | 259 | 337 | 337 | 337 | 259 | 253 | 184 | 169 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 215 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 19 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 56 | 102 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 37 | 33 | 41 | 25 | 28 | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 1371 | 1575 | 1575 | 1623 | 1371 | 766 | 1371 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 2181 | 1371 | 1371 |
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