Cannon Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 59.50° N 139.76° W

Cannon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cannon Beach sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.3° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 1AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)19s
Evening (24 Aug)2ft (0.6m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
0
1
1
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
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)
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
1.1
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
1
SW
8
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
85
145
149
145
128
126
126
127
177
222
258
307
293
260
310
266
301
301
273
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:05PM2.09m
11:50PM2.69m
1:38PM2.27m
00:41AM2.86m
2:06PM2.44m
Low Tide
5:52PM1.48m
7:00AM0.22m
6:45PM1.29m
7:37AM0.05m
7:26PM1.07m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:47
9:45
9:42
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
10
12
12
9
9
8
9
11
9
11
12
12
11
11
10
12
11
12
12
13
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