
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannon Beach today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 21s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 10PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 21s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cannon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 131mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, near gales from the SE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
115 | 464 | 639 | 737 | 678 | 512 | 374 | 276 | 184 | 183 | 161 | 111 | 173 | 440 | 688 | 2821 | 5579 | 8914 | 7659 | 6316 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:03PM2.51m | 9:59AM1.82m | 8:25PM2.34m | 11:34AM1.93m | 10:05PM2.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:41PM1.47m | 2:46AM0.64m | 2:05PM1.60m | 4:19AM0.61m | 4:12PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | |
mm | 9 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SW 20 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 18 | SW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
39 | 141 | 639 | 737 | 678 | 512 | 374 | 276 | 147 | 89 | 43 | 76 | 173 | 152 | 360 | 2177 | 3006 | 5958 | 7659 | 6316 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 18 | SW 7 | SW 18 | SW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — |
115 | 15 | 136 | 186 | 186 | 184 | 236 | 184 | 57 | 67 | 161 | 34 | 109 | 14 | 152 | 152 | 258 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | — | — | — | — |
15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 21 | 184 | 183 | 12 | 111 | 113 | 115 | 116 | 157 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | ENE 3 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 12 | — | — |
61 | 464 | 345 | 237 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 127 | 117 | 79 | 3 | 440 | 688 | 2821 | 5579 | 8914 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 720 | 773 | 1371 | 773 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 1687 | 1687 | 1371 | 1371 | 1371 | 1371 | 773 | 773 | 2430 | 773 | 773 |
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