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Cannon Beach

Clatsop County, Oregon, United States45.881, -123.966Beach break · faces W (260°)
Spot guide

Cannon Beach is a W-facing beach break in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. It picks up swell from S to NNW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 38% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the E: light winds or E breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while W onshores chop it up.

Break
Beach
Faces
W (260°)
Best swell
SW to WNW (220°–301°), 9 s or longer
Best wind
NE to SE offshore, or glassy
Best surf height
3–6 ft at the beach
Swell window
S to NNW (188° to 330°)
Offshore wind
E
Tide
NOAA station 9437954
Wave buoy
Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR (270) · 36 km away
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