The Peak surf break

The Peak surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 09 Jan 2026 IST
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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
8.1° 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 10AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (09 Jan)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (09 Jan)8ft (2.4m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.6
WNW
1.5
W
1.6
W
2
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.4
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.9
W
Period(s) (?)131212121212141313131212111110101012121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7526946926507231198210325212270184315641121792476281240237454544517446477461988
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
W
15
WSW
10
S
10
E
5
W
10
SSW
15
W
20
W
15
S
15
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
50
S
45
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSW
55
S
60
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:46AM
3.22
10:16PM
2.56
10:33AM
2.93
11:10PM
2.44
11:26AM
2.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:06PM
0.66
3:59AM
0.86
4:55PM
0.86
4:57AM
1.09
5:53PM
1.03
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise--8:51-------8:49-------8:49-----
Sunset----4:28-------4:30-------4:30---
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
111------1---252--1-14--
Temp. °C55576433466565678910121211109
Feels °C (?)212310-1111112-2-3-4-214653-1-3
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