The Peak surf break

The Peak surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 06 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
8.2° C
(Which is 1.6°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: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (07 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (07 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
3
3
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
1.9
NW
1.7
NW
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.7
W
1
W
1.3
W
2.4
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
W
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.3
W
2.4
W
Period(s) (?)89999911111091010101013121212131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)716760612470261168119238339917768742684501995870861920109211001064106415391699
Wind
(km/h)
35
NW
35
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
15
NNW
5
WSW
5
S
10
SE
45
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
10
WNW
10
SSW
5
S
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononglasscross-
off
offcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
onononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:59PM
3.04
8:18AM
3.70
8:44PM
2.88
9:02AM
3.49
9:29PM
2.71
9:46AM
3.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:45AM
0.24
2:35PM
0.26
2:27AM
0.40
3:20PM
0.45
3:11AM
0.62
4:06PM
0.66
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise----8:52-------8:52-------8:51---
Sunset------4:24-------4:27-------4:28-
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1-------11111121-
Temp. °C766656338776555554555666
Feels °C (?)-2-3-2-2030-1-200222111-2-1-1-1-100
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