The Peak surf break

The Peak surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 17 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
7.9° C
(Which is 1.7°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 5AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s 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 (18 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (18 Jan)2ft (0.6m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
1
W
0.8
WNW
2.4
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
Period(s) (?)1111111010101010991019181616161616161615151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)357284279214161125122906080216486355544564585401040614061373833452647211918551504
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
WNW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:34AM
3.25
5:48PM
2.94
6:09AM
3.40
6:22PM
2.99
6:42AM
3.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:10PM
0.55
11:43AM
0.56
11:43PM
0.41
12:18PM
0.44
12:15AM
0.30
12:52PM
0.34
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise----8:42-------8:41-------8:40---
Sunset------4:43-------4:45-------4:46-
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------11---12---122-
Temp. °C443434555567667555545666
Feels °C (?)10-10-1-1010-2-1-1335222-1-2-2133
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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