The Peak surf break

The Peak surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 16 Mar 2026 IST
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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
8.0° C
(Which is 1.1°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: 4.0m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)16ft (5.0m)18s
Afternoon (16 Mar)13ft (4.0m)17s
Evening (16 Mar)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
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8
8
6
5
3
1
1
1
2
3
2
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
W
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)181717161615141414141313121218161615141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1578712211886663955120366528982510270222911890176613421160140732222534211719491509130811921025847
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
35
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:27PM
2.81
4:38AM
3.33
5:01PM
3.04
5:11AM
3.57
5:35PM
3.25
5:44AM
3.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:23AM
0.59
10:20PM
0.56
10:54AM
0.30
10:54PM
0.33
11:25AM
0.05
11:27PM
0.14
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise6:46-------6:43-------6:41-------
Sunset---6:37-------6:38-------6:40----
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-3-------22-------------
Temp. °C881111111111111210997677811131312101010
Feels °C (?)3366643345444344510111110877
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