The Peak surf break

The Peak surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 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
11.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Peak today?

The current surf forecast for The Peak at 7PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (28 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (28 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
14
0.6
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.9
W
13
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
13
0.9
W
12
0.6
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
17
1.3
WNW
16
1.4
WNW
16
1.4
WNW
16
1.4
WNW
15
1.4
WNW
15
1.4
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
127
215
260
306
306
252
236
251
510
813
938
926
867
822
763
752
624
482
461
454
350
313
250
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
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
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:59PM2.91m
5:05AM3.27m
5:35PM3.09m
5:42AM3.31m
6:08PM3.22m
6:17AM3.30m
Low Tide
10:46AM0.38m
10:50PM0.60m
11:20AM0.28m
11:29PM0.48m
11:51AM0.23m
00:04AM0.39m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:01
6:00
5:58
5:56
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8:59
9:00
9:02
9:05
Temp °C
11
15
15
14
11
9
8
7
10
13
14
13
11
9
7
6
9
13
15
15
13
12
11
11
8
12
11
10
8
6
4
3
5
7
7
7
6
3
1
0
3
8
10
12
11
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
14
0.6
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.9
W
13
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
13
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.9
WNW
17
1.3
WNW
16
1.4
WNW
16
1.4
WNW
16
1.4
WNW
15
1.4
WNW
15
1.4
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
Energy kJ
99
127
215
260
306
306
252
236
184
510
813
938
926
867
822
763
752
624
482
461
454
350
313
250
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
5
0.2
W
9
0.3
WNW
19
0.6
WNW
18
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
W
10
Energy kJ
2
6
74
251
139
134
125
89
66
47
24
19
20
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
9
Energy kJ
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
3
Energy kJ
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
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