Bundoran Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at the outlook for Bundoran.

First thing’s first, the water is running *much warmer than normal* for this time of year, sitting at 62°F with a positive anomaly of 4°F, which is a real treat for the wetsuit situation.

Honestly, looking at the next 16 days, it’s a rough stretch ahead. We’ve got a nasty gap at the start with no real surf on offer. The first few days are a write-off with strong westerly winds whipping up a mess and the wave energy is moderate at best, but the conditions are just poor. Friday the 24th and Saturday the 25th are a no-go – cross-onshore winds and choppy, lumpy slop. The swell is there, but the quality is shot.

We finally get a glimmer on Monday the 27th morning. The swell drops to 5ft from the WNW with a 10-second period, and a light southerly cross-offshore breeze keeps things *clean*. The combined energy is moderate (386). It’s not a standout by any means, but it’s the first time the wind is actually helping. The afternoon goes back to a messy cross-shore, so the morning is your only window.

After that, it’s back to small, weak, and poor conditions through the end of July and into early August. The 30th of July morning has a glassy, calm sea state, but the swell is tiny at 2ft and the energy is low (57). You could paddle out, but you’d be bobbing around more than riding.

The only real blip of size comes on Sunday the 2nd of August, with a 5ft swell from the WNW in the morning. But the period is a short, weak 6 seconds, the wind is onshore, and the energy is only moderate (212). It’s poor surf conditions, so it’s a miss.

The rest of the run into the second week is a dribble of tiny, weak swells with poor to moderate wind. The energy drops to double digits and even single digits, which is basically flat. The swell from the 4th of August onward has a longer period (10-14 seconds) which is a tease, but the heights are barely 2ft, so it’s not going to do anything meaningful.

The only real standout, if you can call it that, is the Monday 27th July morning. A 5ft WNW swell, with that light cross-offshore wind making it clean. The break at Bundoran is a reef, so it copes better with these conditions, and the combined energy is moderate. It’s not epic, but it’s the cleanest window in a very bleak forecast.

Rusty.

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