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Cannon Beach

Cannon Beach, Oregon· Pacific Northwest Coast

Wide hard-packed sand below Haystack Rock, with some of the most productive tidepools on the Oregon coast exposed at low water. Open to full North Pacific swell and frequently windy, so check the tide before walking out to the rock.

Updated Sep 25,

High Wind Warning

High Wind Warning issued September 25 at 7:44AM PDT until September 25 at 11:00AM PDT by NWS Portland OR

In effect until 11:00 AM. Issued by NWS Portland OR. Read the full alert

Right now · Beachcombing

Fair for beachcombing — rising tide is covering the low beach

Fair
Tide direction
FairRising tide is covering the low beach
Tide height
1.8 ftGoodModerate tide with some beach exposed
Wind
15 mphExcellentComfortable wind for walking
Feels like
57°FExcellentComfortable for a beach walk
Rain chance
95%FairRain is likely

Activity conditions

What Cannon Beach is good for right now

Each activity is rated by its worst relevant condition, not an average.

Best time windows

When to go over the next two days

Windows come from the hourly forecast, so they get less certain further out.

Beach Day

  • Fri 2 PM – 4 PMFairFair for beach day — cool — bring a layer
  • Fri 5 PM – 8 PMFairFair for beach day — cool — bring a layer
  • Sat 8 AM – 8 PMFairFair for beach day — mostly cloudy
Hourly outlook for Beach Day from 8:00 AM to 7:00 AM

Fri 8 AMSun 7 AM

Beachcombing

  • Fri 8 AM – 10 AMFairFair for beachcombing — rising tide is covering the low beach
  • Fri 5 PM – 7 PMGoodGood for beachcombing — tide is near its low point
  • Sat 8 AM – 10 AMFairFair for beachcombing — rising tide is covering the low beach
Hourly outlook for Beachcombing from 8:00 AM to 7:00 AM

Fri 8 AMSun 7 AM

Current conditions

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Air temperature
57°FForecastNational Weather Service· NWS PQR forecast grid
Wind
15 mphfrom the WNWForecastNational Weather Service· NWS PQR forecast grid
Water temperature
53°FObservedNOAA NDBC· Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR (270) · 23 mi away
Surf
12 ft10 s periodObservedNOAA NDBC· Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR (270) · 23 mi away
Chance of rain
95%ForecastNational Weather Service· NWS PQR forecast grid
Cloud cover
97%ForecastNational Weather Service· NWS PQR forecast grid

Tide

Tide at North Jetty, Tillamook Bay

Heights are relative to MLLW, the NOAA chart datum for this station.

Now

Rising

Today

  • Low 6:02 AM 0.2 ft
  • High 12:26 PM 7.5 ft
  • Low 6:21 PM 0.8 ft

Sat

  • High 12:33 AM 7.6 ft
  • Low 6:35 AM 0.3 ft
  • High 12:53 PM 7.9 ft
  • Low 6:59 PM 0.1 ft

Sun

  • High 1:16 AM 7.6 ft
  • Low 7:07 AM 0.7 ft
  • High 1:20 PM 8.2 ft
  • Low 7:37 PM -0.4 ft

Mon

  • High 2:00 AM 7.5 ft
  • Low 7:40 AM 1.2 ft
  • High 1:49 PM 8.5 ft
  • Low 8:18 PM -0.8 ft

Predictions from NOAA CO-OPS station 9437585.

Weather

Forecast

  • Today60°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely95%
  • Tonight50°FSlight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy20%
  • Saturday60°FPartly Sunny0%
  • Saturday Night50°FPartly Cloudy0%
  • Sunday62°FSunny0%
  • Sunday Night51°FPartly Cloudy1%
  • Monday60°FPartly Sunny14%
  • Monday Night53°FChance Light Rain40%
  • Tuesday61°FChance Light Rain40%
  • Tuesday Night54°FChance Light Rain40%
  • Wednesday62°FChance Light Rain29%
  • Wednesday Night53°FChance Light Rain30%
  • Thursday62°FSlight Chance Light Rain21%
  • Thursday Night52°FSlight Chance Light Rain17%

Waves

Surf

Wave height

12 ft

ObservedNOAA NDBC· Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR (270) · 23 mi away

Period

10 s

Longer periods carry more energy and break harder.

Direction

WSW

Water temperature

Water

53°F

ObservedNOAA NDBC· Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR (270) · 23 mi away

Measured at the station above, which may sit some distance from the shore break. Surface temperature at the beach can differ.

Additional data

Daylight and data sources

Sunrise
7:06 AM
Sunset
7:09 PM
Humidity
88%
Visibility
3.1 mi
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Coordinates
45.8918, -123.9615

Stations used for this location

  • Tides — NOAA CO-OPS North Jetty, Tillamook Bay (9437585), 22 mi away
  • Weather — National Weather Service grid PQR 75,130
  • Buoy — NDBC Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR (270) (46278), 23 mi offshore; this buoy does not report wind
  • Water temperature fallback — NOAA CO-OPS Astoria (9439040), 24 mi away; used only when the buoy has no reading

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