The Peak surf break

The Peak surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 16 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 3PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (16 Jan)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (16 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
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
0.5
W
0.9
W
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)1515151515141413131212121111111010101010991110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2738292127012701222817841304991852692556464357284279214161125122906142192262
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
ESE
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:34PM
2.72
4:58AM
3.07
5:12PM
2.84
5:34AM
3.25
5:48PM
2.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:28AM
0.88
10:34PM
0.72
11:07AM
0.71
11:10PM
0.55
11:43AM
0.56
11:43PM
0.41
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise8:45-------8:44-------8:42-------
Sunset--4:39-------4:42-------4:43-----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C356554433576544336765555
Feels °C (?)-2121100-1-12321-10-2-11211112
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