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The Peak surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 ISTForecast 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
11.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at The Peak today?
The current surf forecast for The Peak at 9PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Peak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | |
58 | 129 | 489 | 1051 | 932 | 1175 | 714 | 865 | 640 | 485 | 336 | 325 | 206 | 149 | 146 | 146 | 110 | 110 | 80 | 80 | 114 | 114 | 82 | 80 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:33PM3.64m | 9:04AM3.11m | 9:26PM3.52m | 10:01AM2.84m | 10:25PM3.36m | 11:05AM2.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06PM0.18m | 2:46AM0.17m | 2:53PM0.37m | 3:44AM0.36m | 3:45PM0.58m | 4:50AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 |
2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 |
10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 10 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | — | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
 kJ | 58 | 88 | 489 | 1051 | 932 | — | 714 | 865 | 640 | 485 | 336 | 325 | 206 | 149 | 146 | 146 | 110 | 110 | 80 | 80 | 114 | 114 | 82 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 16 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 31 | 129 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 28 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | — | — | — | SW 4 | W 14 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1175 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 293 | 67 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 40 | 14 | 40 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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