Cannon Beach surf break

Cannon Beach surfForecast / Alaska – Mainland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 01 May 2026 MST
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Cannon Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cannon Beach sea temperature is
6.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cannon Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Cannon Beach at 12PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (01 May)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (01 May)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 39mm) on Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun night, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat morning, calm by Sun night).

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
0
1
1
2
!
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3
3
4
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.9
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
11
2
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
148
130
145
113
119
418
918
1514
1906
2372
2058
1969
1872
1651
1413
1269
1130
1130
980
892
892
892
892
812
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
E
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
20
ENE
30
ESE
35
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
15
SE
5
SW
5
SSE
5
SE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:11AM3.36m
3:11PM2.77m
2:39AM3.37m
3:48PM2.73m
3:08AM3.33m
4:24PM2.64m
Low Tide
8:51AM-0.11m
8:39PM0.95m
9:24AM-0.14m
9:10PM1.06m
9:57AM-0.12m
9:41PM1.15m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light snow
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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6:20
6:16
6:13
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10:13
10:15
10:17
3
4
2
2
1
4
5
5
5
4
3
1
Temp °C
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
3
1
2
4
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
4
4
5
5
6
7
1
2
1
0
0
-1
-2
-5
-5
-6
-4
-1
1
2
4
4
4
2
-1
-1
0
1
3
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.9
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
11
2
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
Energy kJ
127
130
145
113
119
418
918
1514
1906
2372
2058
1969
1872
1651
1413
1269
1130
1130
980
892
892
892
892
812
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
17
0.4
WSW
16
1.3
SE
6
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
Energy kJ
148
103
90
86
106
79
78
63
111
104
128
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
7
3
2
9
31
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
WSW
19
0.1
S
16
0.8
WSW
15
0.9
SE
6
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
74
74
73
73
32
32
72
5
252
64
4
4
4
7
7
7
7
7
3
6
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
2
0.3
SSE
3
0.9
SE
4
0.5
ESE
3
0.5
E
3
1.5
SE
6
Energy kJ
1
2
23
5
5
186
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
720
1371
1579
1603
2691
2811
1615
1371
1371
1371
1371
1575
1581
1589
766
766
766
1371
1371
1458
1458
1575
766
766
Best forecast wave conditions in Alaska - Mainland
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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