Cannon Beach · Clatsop County · Oregon
Cannon Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Oregon
Cannon Beach, Oregon: 11–13 ft, double overhead, at 8 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Poor. The main swell is 9.2 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with a 23 mph cross-shore wind from the south, gusting 40 mph. Water is about 54°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next high tide is 10.0 ft at 11:55 am.
11–13 ft
double overhead · occasional 15 ft
- Swell
- 9.2 ft · 13 s · Wplus 1.8 ft · 13 s · SW
- Wind
- 23 mph (S), gusts 40cross-shore
- Tide
- 5.8 ft risinghigh 10.0 ft at 11:55 am
- Water
- 54°F4/3–5/4 hooded
- Air
- 56°Ffeels like 43°F
- Sun
- rise 7:09 amset 4:50 pm
Cannon Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Cannon Beach: 1 pm, Poor, on a falling high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Cannon Beach: 8 am, Fair, on a rising mid tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 am | 9–11 ft | Poor | 25 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 45 | 4.8 ft |
| 8 amnow | 10–11 ft | Poor | 24 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 42 | 5.8 ft |
| 9 am | 11–12 ft | Poor | 24 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 42 | 7.1 ft |
| 10 am | 11–13 ft | Poor | 23 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 40 | 8.5 ft |
| 11 am | 12–13 ft | Poor | 22 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 39 | 9.6 ft |
| 12 pm | 12–13 ft | Poor | 23 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 40 | 10.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 11–13 ft | Poor | 25 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 44 | 9.5 ft |
| 2 pm | 11–12 ft | Poor | 24 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 42 | 8.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 11–12 ft | Poor | 25 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 44 | 6.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 11–12 ft | Poor | 24 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 42 | 4.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 10–11 ft | Poor | 24 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 41 | 2.0 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 am | 9–11 ft | Fair | 18 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 33 | 5.3 ft |
| 8 am | 10–12 ft | Fair | 17 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 29 | 5.9 ft |
| 9 am | 11–13 ft | Fair | 16 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 29 | 7.0 ft |
| 10 am | 11–13 ft | Poor to Fair | 19 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 33 | 8.4 ft |
| 11 am | 12–13 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 38 | 9.5 ft |
| 12 pm | 12–13 ft | Poor | 23 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 40 | 10.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 11–13 ft | Poor | 22 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 39 | 10.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 11–13 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 38 | 9.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 10–12 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 37 | 7.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 10–11 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 36 | 5.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 9–10 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 35 | 3.5 ft |
Cannon Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 8 am, sets at Cannon Beach arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 12.9 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 9 s
- Lulls
- about 25 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 79% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.7 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Cannon Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Cannon Beach: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 14–19 ft, and the best-rated day is Saturday, Nov 14 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 14–19 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 10–12 ft and Poor.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Cannon Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 9–13 ft | Poor | 10.5 ft · 13 s · WSW | 24 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 42 | 24 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 42 | 1 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 9–13 ft | Fair | 12.9 ft · 13 s · WSW | 17 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 29 | 21 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 38 | 8 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 10–16 ft | Great | 13.8 ft · 14 s · WSW | 7 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 12 | 9 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 15 | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 10–14 ft | Good | 8.0 ft · 13 s · W | 33 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 63 | 35 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 64 | 5 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 14–19 ft | Great | 23.0 ft · 18 s · WSW | 14 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 28 | 16 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 32 | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 10–12 ft | Poor | 14.3 ft · 10 s · SW | 16 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 32 | 17 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 33 | 4 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 15–19 ft | Great | 23.4 ft · 18 s · WSW | 9 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 17 | 12 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 23 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 10–15 ft | Good | — | 11 mph cross-shore (S) | 15 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 20 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 9–12 ft | Great | — | 7 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 12 | 17 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 26 | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 8–12 ft | Great | — | 7 mph cross-shore (N) | 7 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Cannon Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Cannon Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Cannon Beach today, Tuesday, Nov 10: high 8.4 ft at 12:52 am, low 4.5 ft at 6:02 am, high 10.0 ft at 11:55 am and low 0.4 ft at 6:53 pm. At 8 am the tide is 5.8 ft and rising.
Cannon Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | High 8.4 ft at 12:52 amLow 4.5 ft at 6:02 amHigh 10.0 ft at 11:55 amLow 0.4 ft at 6:53 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 8.4 ft at 1:36 amLow 5.2 ft at 6:33 amHigh 10.3 ft at 12:24 pmLow 0.9 ft at 7:29 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 8.3 ft at 2:12 amLow 5.4 ft at 7:07 amHigh 10.1 ft at 12:58 pmLow 1.5 ft at 8:04 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 8.7 ft at 3:03 amLow 6.5 ft at 7:42 amHigh 10.7 ft at 1:38 pmLow 2.7 ft at 8:51 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 8.9 ft at 3:44 amLow 6.7 ft at 8:36 amHigh 9.8 ft at 2:10 pmLow 2.7 ft at 9:34 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 8.5 ft at 4:42 amLow 6.8 ft at 9:27 amHigh 9.4 ft at 3:01 pmLow 2.9 ft at 10:27 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 8.1 ft at 5:32 amLow 6.2 ft at 10:48 amHigh 8.0 ft at 3:56 pmLow 2.7 ft at 11:14 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 8.1 ft at 6:28 amLow 5.7 ft at 12:05 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Cannon Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Cannon Beach is about 54°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 43°F and a 23 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 54 and 55°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Cannon Beach
- Arcadia Beach2.1 mi S · 11–13 ft · Poor
- Indian Beach3.8 mi N · 10–11 ft · Poor
- Indian Head4.9 mi NNW · 11–12 ft · Poor
- Seaside Point6.1 mi N · 11–13 ft · Poor
- The Cove7.2 mi N · 7–9 ft · Poor
- Short Sands7.9 mi S · 10–11 ft · Poor
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About Cannon Beach
Cannon Beach is a beach break in Cannon Beach, Clatsop County, Oregon, facing west. Also called Haystack Rock and The Needles.
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