Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cannon Beach today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 3AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cannon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
270 | 322 | 413 | 413 | 318 | 221 | 203 | 277 | 392 | 343 | 341 | 520 | 305 | 244 | 188 | 185 | 199 | 167 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:31AM2.90m | 4:46PM3.20m | 5:15AM2.67m | 5:20PM3.19m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:28PM0.11m | 10:32AM0.18m | 11:10PM0.03m | 11:04AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
270 | 211 | 178 | 178 | 154 | 120 | 153 | 277 | 392 | 343 | 197 | 520 | 305 | 244 | 188 | 185 | 199 | 162 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 8 | S 15 | SSW 15 |
227 | 322 | 413 | 413 | 318 | 221 | 203 | 203 | 269 | 341 | 222 | 266 | 263 | 179 | 167 | 63 | 155 | 167 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SW 20 | SSE 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 15 | SW 18 | S 6 |
54 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 33 | 16 | 5 | 341 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 155 | 53 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 22 | 40 | 119 | 140 | 20 | 56 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 773 | 720 | 720 | 720 | 1371 | 1371 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 766 | 773 | 773 | 720 | 766 | 766 | 720 | 766 | 1460 |
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