Bunatrahir Bay surfForecast / Mayo and Achill Island / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 IST
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Bunatrahir Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bunatrahir Bay sea temperature is
11.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bunatrahir Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Bunatrahir Bay at 8AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (20 May)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (20 May)6ft (1.8m)12s

Table - waves today at Bunatrahir Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
15
3
WSW
14
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
13
2.4
W
13
2.2
W
12
2
W
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.5
W
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2717
3076
2580
2187
1932
1459
1136
819
596
478
643
622
522
425
356
370
487
487
436
444
550
651
571
435
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
10
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:00AM3.02m
9:22PM3.45m
9:57AM2.76m
10:20PM3.30m
11:01AM2.53m
Low Tide
2:43AM0.17m
2:49PM0.39m
3:41AM0.35m
3:41PM0.60m
4:48AM0.55m
4:41PM0.81m
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light rain
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cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:24
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:42
9:44
9:45
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
12
14
15
14
13
12
13
14
14
16
15
14
13
13
12
13
15
17
17
15
13
7
7
7
8
8
10
11
11
9
10
11
11
13
14
12
10
10
9
11
11
12
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
15
3
WSW
14
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
13
2.4
W
13
2.2
W
12
2
W
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.5
W
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
12
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
2717
3076
2580
2187
1932
1459
1136
819
596
478
643
622
522
425
356
370
487
487
436
444
550
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.8
NW
9
0.9
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
14
12
5
5
5
5
1
23
32
99
100
67
48
20
14
8
5
6
5
2
5
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.2
NNW
10
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
NW
6
Energy kJ
1
9
1
1
10
10
8
8
8
8
1
1
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
4
0.4
SSE
2
0.5
SSE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
S
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.5
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
10
Energy kJ
13
2
6
3
4
2
1
4
14
12
5
5
4
651
571
435
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
9
9
194
232
232
9
0
0
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
49
0
20
0
0
0
9
9
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Mayo and Achill Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
7
5
5
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