The Peak surf break

The Peak surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 26 Jan 2026 IST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
The Peak surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Peak sea temperature is
7.4° C
(Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Peak today?

The current surf forecast for The Peak at 3PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (26 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (26 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

Table - waves today at The Peak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
4
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1
W
1.5
W
1.8
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
Period(s) (?)121212121214141516161616181716161616161616161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4202872292252719151263157117451789179417271945435147523990339828602339191315661361953797
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
35
SE
25
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
25
E
35
E
55
E
50
E
50
E
60
ESE
40
SE
40
S
40
S
35
SE
30
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:38AM
2.96
11:23PM
2.61
11:48AM
2.76
12:43AM
2.60
1:16PM
2.67
2:08AM
2.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:58PM
0.75
5:18AM
0.99
6:12PM
0.89
6:51AM
1.05
7:39PM
0.91
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise8:32-------8:30-------8:29-------
Sunset--4:59-------5:00-------5:02-----
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
176-1-1751111-----1121--
Temp. °C777676537876665667777777
Feels °C (?)0-11130-3-9-4-2-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-1-1-1-110-1
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