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Bundoran surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 8PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bundoran. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | |
59 | 57 | 137 | 96 | 115 | 99 | 67 | 65 | 46 | 37 | 36 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 45 | 201 | 304 | 292 | 281 | 205 | 176 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:29AM2.88m | 8:48PM3.11m | 9:04AM2.69m | 9:28PM2.95m | 9:44AM2.49m | 10:15PM2.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23PM0.62m | 2:56AM0.75m | 2:57PM0.78m | 3:38AM0.94m | 3:35PM0.93m | 4:28AM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | 9:17 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
 kJ | 59 | 57 | 137 | 96 | 115 | 99 | 67 | 65 | 46 | 37 | 36 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 45 | 201 | 304 | 292 | 281 | 205 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 12 | — | — | W 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 12 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 85 | — | — | 5 | 33 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 186 | 186 | 268 | 436 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 27 | 74 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 36 | 49 | 66 | 116 | 123 | 64 | 38 | 104 | 129 |
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