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Cannon Beach surfForecast / Alaska – Mainland / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 11 May 2026 MSTForecast 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
7.5° 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 4PM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cannon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | |
386 | 315 | 254 | 207 | 158 | 146 | 111 | 86 | 86 | 103 | 103 | 145 | 178 | 328 | 406 | 415 | 415 | 391 | 383 | 318 | 269 | 230 | 194 | 162 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:03AM2.17m | 11:07PM2.56m | 11:17AM2.27m | 11:45PM2.86m | 12:19PM2.43m | 00:23AM3.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28PM0.43m | 5:24AM0.70m | 5:18PM0.49m | 6:15AM0.33m | 6:04PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 |
 | — | — | — | — | 10:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:42 | — | — | 10:44 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 |
 kJ | 386 | 315 | 254 | 194 | 158 | 146 | 111 | 86 | 86 | 82 | 100 | 145 | 178 | 328 | 406 | 415 | 415 | 391 | 383 | 318 | 269 | 230 | 194 | 162 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SSW 19 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 41 | 32 | 207 | 34 | 33 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 103 | 103 | 101 | 97 | 53 | 26 | 26 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 15 | 18 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 103 | 65 | 20 | 207 | 119 | 64 | 63 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 48 | 44 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 720 | 720 | 720 | 720 | 720 | 720 | 720 | 720 | 720 | 720 | 720 | 720 | 720 | 720 | 1458 | 1579 | 720 | 720 | 2811 | 2243 | 2181 | 766 | 766 | 766 |
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