Surf Forecasts:
Bundoran surf forecast from 4 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period, W swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 4 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period, W swell with 450 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 7 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Bundoran this week:
The surf forecast for Bundoran over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Bundoran in the next 16 days are 1.7m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 04) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Tue 7th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 1PM (Fri 10th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Sat 4th Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bundoran over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Bundoran is cookin' up for us over the next couple of weeks. Gotta be straight with you, this is gonna be a tough read for any surfer.
The outlook starts with a pretty bleak run. The first week is looking rough, with annoying cross and cross-onshore winds making a mess of things. We see the water is currently sitting at 63°F, which is way warmer than usual for this time of year—a solid 6°F anomaly, so don't expect that typical Irish chill just yet.
The best we can find is a couple of windows that look "surfable but very ordinary." On Wednesday morning, the 8th of July, we might get a brief moment of glassy conditions on a 3ft swell, but the energy is weak (127). That's a tiny window before it gets messed up again. Then Thursday morning, the 9th, sees a shift to light offshore winds from the SE. The swell is still tiny at 3ft with weak energy (109), but it’ll be clean. Friday the 10th morning also shows some promise with an ESE cross-off breeze cleaning up a 3ft swell from the W, and the period bumps up to 11 seconds, making for a more lined-up wave and the energy picks up a bit to 198. This is about as good as it gets in the first week. Crowds are always possible here at Bundoran, but with conditions this average, you might have the place to yourself. However, don't get too excited; it’s still very small.
After these few fleeting moments, it gets ugly again. We're looking at a massive gap from Friday the 10th afternoon all the way through until Sunday the 19th of July. That's over a week of hardly anything worth paddling out for, with swell sizes dropping below 2ft and energy readings falling into the double digits. The wind keeps switching around, never giving us a clean, decent-sized wave.
There is a tiny flicker of hope late on the 19th, but at 0.7ft and 2ft of wobbly WNW swell, it's not enough to write home about.
All in all, this is a flat spell for Bundoran. It's one of those stretches where the forecast looks more interesting for kites than paddle surfing. The consistent spots here can bounce back quick, but this 16-day run looks like a write-off. Don't hold your breath.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 398 | 450 | 351 | 220 | 209 | 185 | 157 | 130 | 195 | 240 | 199 | 157 | 127 | 142 | 136 | 109 | 132 | 56 | 198 | 227 | 208 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:34PM3.24m | 9:53AM2.66m | 10:11PM3.16m | 10:37AM2.60m | 10:53PM3.06m | 11:27AM2.55m | 11:41PM2.96m | 12:26PM2.54m | 00:41AM2.87m | 1:33PM2.59m | 1:51AM2.83m | 2:44PM2.72m | 3:06AM2.87m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02PM0.54m | 3:47AM0.62m | 3:38PM0.64m | 4:27AM0.65m | 4:20PM0.76m | 5:12AM0.69m | 5:10PM0.89m | 6:06AM0.73m | 6:13PM1.00m | 7:10AM0.76m | 7:29PM1.02m | 8:20AM0.74m | 8:49PM0.92m | ||||||||
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 | 5:03 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:09 | — | — | 10:08 | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | 10:06 | — | — | 10:05 |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 20 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 220 | — | — | 157 | 130 | 195 | 240 | 199 | 157 | 127 | 142 | 136 | 109 | 132 | 56 | 198 | 227 | 208 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 398 | 450 | 351 | — | 209 | 185 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 273 | 292 | 66 | 66 | 275 | 32 | 38 | 66 | 38 | 38 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
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