Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannon Beach today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 8AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cannon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 253 | 186 | 169 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 215 | 160 | 158 | 154 | 147 | 143 | 101 | 139 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 85 | 81 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:36AM1.81m | 9:17PM2.51m | 12:13PM1.93m | 10:42PM2.55m | 1:05PM2.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:40AM0.63m | 2:43PM1.55m | 5:06AM0.56m | 4:32PM1.60m | 6:12AM0.40m | 5:52PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:47 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 13 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 199 | 172 | 142 | 142 | 139 | 123 | 102 | 100 | 80 | 77 | 73 | 71 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 49 | 47 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 28 | 81 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 7 | S 12 |
| kJ | 253 | 186 | 169 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 215 | 160 | 158 | 154 | 147 | 143 | 101 | 139 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 85 | 26 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 18 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 6 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 38 | 60 | 17 | 131 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 1458 | 1371 | 1458 | 1458 | 1371 | 1575 | 1371 | 1476 | 1460 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 720 | 720 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 1603 | 1371 |
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