Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannon Beach today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 6AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cannon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 311 | 271 | 251 | 217 | 253 | 259 | 337 | 337 | 337 | 259 | 253 | 194 | 169 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 215 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:08PM2.78m | 8:40AM1.87m | 8:02PM2.61m | 10:36AM1.81m | 9:17PM2.51m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17AM0.58m | 1:27PM1.35m | 3:40AM0.63m | 2:43PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 9:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 235 | 271 | 251 | 217 | 192 | 188 | 184 | 204 | 217 | 208 | 199 | 194 | 145 | 145 | 142 | 104 | 100 | 97 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 311 | 170 | 104 | 145 | 253 | 259 | 337 | 337 | 337 | 259 | 253 | 184 | 169 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 215 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 13 | 56 | 102 | 16 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 39 | 55 | — | 28 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 766 | 766 | 766 | 1371 | 1371 | 1575 | 1458 | 1589 | 1371 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 1371 | 1458 | 1458 | 1371 | 1371 |
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