Cannon Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 59.50° N 139.76° W

Cannon Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cannon Beach sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.1° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 4PM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (17 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Evening (17 Aug)8ft (2.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
0
2
2
1
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
11
2.4
SW
10
2.4
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
SW
11
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
1
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1291
1230
1273
1210
1545
1441
1302
1278
1188
1142
1055
913
741
754
660
549
447
396
341
336
340
204
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
15
SSE
15
WSW
20
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
S
5
SSE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
5:35AM2.74m
5:51PM3.11m
6:23AM2.41m
6:27PM2.96m
7:21AM2.10m
7:08PM2.78m
Low Tide
11:32AM0.42m
00:21AM0.34m
12:06PM0.76m
1:13AM0.46m
12:41PM1.07m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:04
10:01
9:59
 mm
5
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
13
12
11
13
12
11
12
12
11
11
13
14
13
9
10
10
10
12
12
12
11
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