Cannon Beach surf break

Cannon Beach surfForecast / Alaska – Mainland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 MST
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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
5.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cannon Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 6AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (21 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (21 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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

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Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.5
WSW
0.7
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)111116161514141313121218171616141413131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)121123149223455431413362346314255273329487589785712624528402304222174137
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
0
W
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:51AM
2.80
4:19PM
3.09
5:22AM
2.87
5:00PM
2.88
5:54AM
2.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:24PM
-0.43
10:27AM
0.73
10:54PM
-0.35
11:10AM
0.61
11:26PM
-0.19
11:56AM
0.52
Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-----10:52-------10:51-------10:48--
Sunset-------6:07-------6:09-------6:12
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C754433333222222222322212
Feels °C (?)4211000-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-2-2-2-3-2
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