Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannon Beach today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 4AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Cannon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
799 | 754 | 660 | 549 | 447 | 347 | 268 | 336 | 311 | 212 | 196 | 217 | 253 | 259 | 337 | 337 | 337 | 259 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:27PM2.96m | 7:21AM2.10m | 7:08PM2.78m | 8:40AM1.87m | 8:02PM2.61m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13AM0.46m | 12:41PM1.07m | 2:17AM0.58m | 1:27PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
10:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:55 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
799 | 754 | 660 | 549 | 447 | 347 | 268 | 292 | 208 | 212 | 196 | 217 | 217 | 213 | 208 | 181 | 166 | 183 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
222 | 239 | 236 | 215 | 218 | 222 | 252 | 336 | 311 | 170 | 104 | 145 | 253 | 259 | 337 | 337 | 337 | 259 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 11 |
14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — |
— | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 42 | 54 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 49 | 30 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1371 | 1371 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 1371 | 1371 | 1579 | 1371 | 1371 | 766 |
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