Bunatrahir Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Bunatrahir Bay in Achill Island and Mayo is a fairly exposed point break that has inconsistent surf with no particular seasonal pattern. Offshore winds blow from the south with some shelter here from east winds. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the north northwest.The waves is a point break that peels left. Best around low tide. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Watch out for rocks.

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Overall Bunatrahir Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Bunatrahir Bay surf quality by season and Bunatrahir Bay surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Bunatrahir Bay:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Lackan Bay	6 mi
Second closest break	Kilcummin Harbour	7 mi
Third closest break	Inishcrone	12 mi
Fourth closest break	Pollacheeny Harbour	13 mi
Fifth closest break	EaskyLeft	16 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Bunatrahir Bay:
Closest wave buoy	M4 Donegal Bay Buoy	55 mi
Second closest wave buoy	K4 Buoy	122 mi
Third closest wave buoy	M2 Lambay Buoy	172 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	M3 Mizen Head Buoy	218 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Liverpool Buoy	242 mi
Tide stations nearest to Bunatrahir Bay:
Closest tide station	Portrush, Northern Ireland	126 mi
Second closest tide station	Portrush, Northern Ireland - READ flaterco.com/pol.	126 mi
Third closest tide station	Bangor, Northern Ireland	152 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Bangor, Northern Ireland - READ flaterco.com/pol.ht	152 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Port Ellen, Islay, Western Scotland	157 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Bunatrahir Bay:
Closest ski area	Glencoe Mountain Resort (United Kingdom)	241 mi
Second closest ski area	Nevis Range (United Kingdom)	246 mi
Third closest ski area	Raise (United Kingdom)	254 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Yad Moss (United Kingdom)	284 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Harwood Common (United Kingdom)	287 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Bunatrahir Bay:
Closest city location	Ballina (Ireland)	15 mi
Second closest city location	Belmullet (Ireland)	25 mi
Third closest city location	Swinford (Ireland)	30 mi
Fourth closest city location	Castlebar (Ireland)	31 mi
Fifth closest city location	Westport (Ireland)	34 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Bunatrahir Bay is Sligo Airport (SXL) in Ireland, 51 km (32 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Bunatrahir Bay is Connaught Airport (NOC), also in Ireland, 56 km (35 miles) away.
• Third is St Angelo (Enniskillen) Airport (ENK) in England, 113 km (70 miles) away.
• Galway Airport (GWY) in Ireland is 114 km (71 miles) away.
• Londonderry Eglinton Airport (LDY) in North Ireland is the fifth nearest airport to Bunatrahir Bay and is 166 km (103 miles) away.