Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannon Beach today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 6AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cannon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri night, min 5°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri night, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 961 | 1108 | 860 | 800 | 769 | 864 | 1258 | 614 | 602 | 1102 | 1603 | 589 | 585 | 480 | 391 | 391 | 295 | 212 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:30PM2.71m | 7:37AM1.99m | 6:21PM2.47m | 9:06AM1.92m | 7:36PM2.26m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:48AM0.38m | 12:18PM1.50m | 1:55AM0.50m | 1:44PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 623 | 630 | 860 | 800 | 769 | 864 | 1258 | 614 | 602 | 1102 | 1301 | 589 | 585 | 480 | 378 | 293 | 222 | 212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | S 14 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 170 | 715 | 625 | 742 | 552 | 529 | 109 | 423 | 281 | 151 | 144 | 94 | 194 | 143 | 123 | 93 | 86 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 21 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 200 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 115 | 153 | 89 | 98 | 96 | — | — | 128 | 216 | 295 | 391 | 391 | 295 | 207 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 3 | NE 3 | E 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 3 | SSW 9 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 961 | 1108 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 1603 | 277 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 720 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 1371 | 2638 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 773 | 773 | 773 | 766 | 720 | 720 | 1371 |
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