Cannon Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 59.50° N 139.76° W

Cannon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cannon Beach sea temperature is
10.2°C
0.9° 

Cannon Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cannon Beach today (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 1PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (21 Oct)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (21 Oct)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
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
Rating
(10 max)
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2
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
1.9
SW
10
1.7
SW
10
1.7
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.3
SW
9
1.1
SW
9
1.1
SW
9
1.1
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.8
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3566
3168
2536
2191
2086
1933
1773
1682
1625
1514
1246
1080
745
565
553
416
327
307
216
208
179
135
118
95
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
20
SE
15
ESE
25
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
25
E
20
E
10
E
20
NE
15
NE
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
NNW
5
N
10
N
Wind State
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:54AM2.42m
11:41PM2.38m
12:24PM2.69m
00:32AM2.55m
12:52PM2.96m
Low Tide
5:16AM0.42m
5:51PM0.89m
5:58AM0.37m
6:34PM0.55m
6:36AM0.37m
7:12PM0.20m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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9:11
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9:12
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9:15
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6:54
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6:52
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6:49
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 mm
3
3
1
3
4
2
1
3
1
3
5
5
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Temp °C
8
7
7
7
8
7
6
5
6
4
2
3
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
Feels °C
4
3
1
2
2
-1
-2
-2
0
1
-3
-2
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
1
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