Bundoran Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s talk about the surf. It’s been a proper messy start to the week, but hang tight because there’s some serious gold on the horizon.

The good news is, there’s a real window of clean surf shaping up for the middle of the period, and a couple of proper standouts that’ll have you checking your board’s wax. But we’ve got to get through a proper blitz of wind and swell first.

The first few days are basically a write-off. Tuesday and Wednesday are onshore and lumpy, and that swell energy is all over the place. It’s the kind of stuff that’ll have you fighting it the whole time. Then Thursday properly turns it on, with a big jump in energy, but it’s way too messy to be any fun. We’re looking at strong cross-onshore winds and a lumpy sea. Not worth it.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. Friday morning, with the new swell, the wind finally swings and we get some clean conditions. That’s when it starts to feel right. Then Saturday and Sunday morning are looking sweet. The wind drops right off, we get that crisp, clean water. There’s a real window of quality here, with light winds and decent looking swell.

The standout, though, has to be the Tuesday morning session. There’s a long-period groundswell rolling in, and the ocean is glassy. That’s the one. It’s promising, but it’s also a week out, so let’s not get too ahead of ourselves. The swell direction is solid from the west-northwest, and we’ve got the juice behind it. That’s the kind of day you clear for.

Wednesday after that keeps the quality going with some clean, offshore winds. There’s a bit of a dip in size on Thursday, but then the following weekend pops off again. That Friday and Saturday period brings a big pulse of WNW swell, and the winds are looking offshore and clean. If that holds, the following Saturday morning looks like another serious contender.

There are a few days with no real recommendations in between, like the small windows on the 21st and 24th, but that’s just the ocean breathing. It’s not flat, just not clean.

So, if you’re picking your sessions, you wait for the clean windows. The big, clean Friday a week from now is one to watch, and that glassy Tuesday morning is the real gem. Just remember, a long period like that can break a bit straight at a beach break, so be smart about it out there. Get amongst it.

Later.

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