The Peak surf break

The Peak surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 11 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
8.0° C
(Which is 1.8°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 2PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 11). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (11 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (11 Jan)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
2
3
3
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
2.5
WSW
2.5
W
2.2
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.2
NW
0.9
WNW
1.1
NW
1.2
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1.2
WNW
Period(s) (?)11111212121110911111111131212121210131211111011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)329329469407168915211000497584514515426649590599567442175411389396341248300
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
30
S
45
SSE
55
SSW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
W
10
WNW
0
NNW
10
ENE
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
35
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
SW
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
ononononononononcrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:26AM
2.67
12:12AM
2.38
12:30PM
2.49
1:24AM
2.41
1:45PM
2.42
2:34AM
2.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:53PM
1.03
6:10AM
1.24
6:59PM
1.12
7:35AM
1.28
8:07PM
1.11
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise8:49-------8:48-------8:48-------
Sunset--4:30-------4:32-------4:35-----
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-13131--131-271-11-----
Temp. °C1112121199998888765667665553
Feels °C (?)6630-11122445631321-20-100-2
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