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The Peak surf break

The Peak surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 18 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
7.6° C
 (Which is 2.0°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 5PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (18 Jan)2ft (0.6m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
2
1
4
4
3
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
1
W
0.9
WNW
2.4
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
Period(s) (?)1010101099111918161616161616161515141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)161125122906080220608355545114347401040614061369132602790211918841830164012621049888
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
S
10
SSW
0
W
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
ESE
25
E
35
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:48PM
2.94
6:09AM
3.40
6:22PM
2.99
6:42AM
3.51
6:56PM
3.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:43AM
0.56
11:43PM
0.41
12:18PM
0.44
12:15AM
0.30
12:52PM
0.34
12:47AM
0.25
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise8:42-------8:41-------8:40-------
Sunset--4:43-------4:45-------4:46-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C466556665555565455866566
Feels °C (?)011000033323331-1-2-3321-121
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