Cannon Beach surf report
Cannon Beach, Oregon
Updated 1:00 AM PDT
What decides a surfing score
Scored on wave size, period and wind speed. We do not yet know which way each beach faces, so this does not account for offshore versus onshore wind.
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About Cannon Beach
Cannon Beach sits on the Oregon coast, where the water runs from about 49°F in February to 56°F in August.
The water here never averages above 70°F — even in August, the warmest month, it sits around 56°F. Most people wear a wetsuit.
Today it is 51°F. That is 4° below the October average of 55°F here.
Tide predictions come from NOAA station North Fork, Nehalem River about 18.8 km away on a river.
Frequently asked questions
Is Cannon Beach good for surfing today?
Good surf today — we score it 83 out of 100 today. No single condition is holding it back today.
What makes a good surfing day?
We weight wave size (45%), swell period (30%), wind (15%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.