Cannon Beach surf break

Cannon Beach surfForecast / Alaska – Mainland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 15 May 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
7.7° 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 10AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (15 May)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (15 May)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
2
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4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1.1
SW
9
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
9
1
SW
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.4
S
15
2.4
SSE
7
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
2.5
S
10
1.6
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
515
444
390
378
359
350
338
292
226
213
181
177
196
200
173
163
159
124
71
607
1546
2052
1155
971
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
S
10
SW
5
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
30
ESE
35
SE
20
ESE
10
E
20
E
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:00AM3.44m
2:06PM2.76m
1:40AM3.66m
2:55PM2.84m
2:21AM3.80m
3:44PM2.86m
Low Tide
7:45AM-0.36m
7:32PM0.74m
8:30AM-0.61m
8:16PM0.82m
9:16AM-0.75m
9:01PM0.89m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:43
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:46
10:49
10:51
2
6
6
3
Temp °C
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
5
5
6
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
1
0
-1
0
2
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1.1
SW
9
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
9
1
SW
9
0.9
SSW
9
1
S
6
1.3
S
7
2.2
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.1
S
9
Energy kJ
515
444
390
378
359
350
338
292
226
213
181
177
196
200
173
163
159
124
71
176
749
1223
1155
780
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
15
0.5
SW
9
0.9
SW
8
1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
Energy kJ
63
43
42
27
26
61
102
102
59
57
87
132
132
131
131
85
79
70
38
120
532
784
996
971
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
15
0.1
S
12
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.4
S
15
0.7
WSW
18
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.3
S
15
Energy kJ
40
3
60
61
78
17
17
17
17
45
41
38
3
3
3
3
25
10
68
276
67
67
68
39
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SE
3
0.8
ESE
4
1.1
SE
5
2.4
SSE
7
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
Energy kJ
2
6
18
49
607
1546
2052
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
1
2
4
2
2
1
2
1
5
1
Distance (km)
773
720
720
720
773
773
1371
1371
1371
1371
1371
2810
2812
2812
2812
720
766
720
720
773
1589
1656
2811
1615
Best forecast wave conditions in Alaska - Mainland
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
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