The Peak surf break

The Peak surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 17 May 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
11.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Peak today?

The current surf forecast for The Peak at 7PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (17 May)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (17 May)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
W
13
2.2
W
13
2
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
16
0.7
W
16
1.6
W
15
1.7
W
14
1.5
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1701
1584
1253
1062
895
698
563
466
396
326
250
204
163
128
72
44
42
25
40
82
240
1185
1212
894
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
E
5
SE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
10
SE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
cross-off
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:59PM3.65m
7:20AM3.51m
7:45PM3.68m
8:11AM3.34m
8:33PM3.64m
Low Tide
12:38PM-0.04m
1:04AM0.02m
1:21PM0.04m
1:53AM0.04m
2:06PM0.18m
2:46AM0.17m
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:22
5:22
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:34
9:36
9:37
9:38
2
2
6
1
2
4
1
1
3
1
2
1
Temp °C
8
9
8
9
8
7
6
6
9
12
14
13
10
10
10
11
11
13
13
12
11
11
10
11
3
5
5
5
6
5
4
3
5
8
10
8
5
5
6
9
8
10
9
8
7
6
6
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
W
13
2.2
W
13
2
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.7
W
16
1.7
W
14
1.5
W
14
Energy kJ
1701
1584
1253
1062
895
698
563
466
396
326
250
204
163
128
72
44
42
25
40
61
240
1212
894
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
14
0.2
WNW
9
0.3
W
13
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
12
Energy kJ
5
5
4
17
16
8
31
82
49
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
17
0.3
W
13
Energy kJ
14
23
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.9
WSW
10
1.6
W
15
0.9
WSW
5
Energy kJ
1
3
3
2
2
3
5
10
163
1185
37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
3
Distance (km)
420
75
106
115
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
67
92
40
73
67
67
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
8
6
4
4
5
6
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our The Peak surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest