Cannon Beach surf break

Cannon Beach surfForecast / Alaska – Mainland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 MST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
5.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Cannon Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 11PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)--
Afternoon (27 Jan)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (27 Jan)8ft (2.5m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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4
4
4
3
0
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4
3
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4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSE
4
SSE
2.5
S
2.1
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
4
SSE
3
S
1.7
SSE
2.5
S
3
S
3.5
SSE
5
SSE
3
S
3
S
3.5
S
4
S
4.5
S
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)91010101111111112111213121212121214141313121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1288310013528841304108635781830819175123803543722027682398294741487629720860854719341325171820
Wind
(km/h)
50
SE
35
SE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
50
ESE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
ESE
40
ESE
25
E
20
ENE
25
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:04PM
1.87
10:11AM
3.07
12:30AM
2.08
11:23AM
3.20
1:29AM
2.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:28PM
0.19
3:34AM
1.31
5:44PM
-0.02
5:05AM
1.39
6:46PM
-0.24
6:22AM
1.30
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise-------10:38-------10:37-------10:34
Sunset-6:22-------6:24-------6:27------
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
2111-14----1---1131-----
Temp. °C765555665667665565466544
Feels °C (?)-4-20-100-50-10-1-1-3-1-1-21-1-1121-20
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