Bundoran surf break

Bundoran surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 IST
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Bundoran surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bundoran sea temperature is
11.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bundoran today?

The current surf forecast for Bundoran at 12AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (06 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (06 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
1
W
9
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
96
90
99
67
65
46
44
36
24
24
23
11
18
16
31
162
242
248
177
216
197
164
538
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
N
15
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:48PM3.11m
9:04AM2.69m
9:28PM2.95m
9:44AM2.49m
10:15PM2.79m
10:34AM2.31m
Low Tide
2:23PM0.62m
2:56AM0.75m
2:57PM0.78m
3:38AM0.94m
3:35PM0.93m
4:28AM1.11m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:45
5:43
5:41
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9:13
9:14
9:15
9:17
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
7
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
9
12
12
10
9
8
8
8
9
10
5
5
3
2
2
2
5
5
4
5
5
4
1
1
4
7
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
1
W
9
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
13
Energy kJ
107
96
90
99
67
65
46
44
36
24
24
23
11
18
16
31
162
242
248
177
216
197
164
538
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
10
0.3
NW
9
0.3
WNW
12
0.1
W
16
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
14
0.5
NW
14
0.6
NW
13
0.4
W
13
Energy kJ
5
4
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
3
4
14
31
5
46
49
89
138
56
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
14
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
Energy kJ
7
19
17
37
35
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
N
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
3
Energy kJ
4
3
3
1
1
3
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
1
4
2
Distance (km)
436
436
23
1
0
0
0
111
27
81
19
19
19
19
49
38
116
116
66
38
66
94
129
186
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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