Bundoran Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, folks. Rusty here, looking at the next few weeks for Bundoran. It’s a bit of a mixed bag, so let’s get into it.

We’ve got a promising start to the week, but things get messy after that. The standout session is looking like the early part of the week.

Monday, August 24th is your best bet. We’ve got a clean, clear morning with a light ESE cross-off breeze at 6 mph. The swell is a solid 3 ft from the WNW, with a period of 11 seconds – that’s proper groundswell with some decent energy behind it (254). The water is sitting at 62°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. That afternoon holds up too, with a shift to a clean offshore SSE wind. The swell nudges up to 4 ft from the west, with a 10-second period. It’s not going to be huge, but it’ll be clean and fun. This is the pick of the bunch for sure.

Tuesday, August 25th drops off. The swell backs down to 3 ft in the morning and the wind gets a bit stronger, but it’s still cross-offshore. By the afternoon, it’s small and ordinary. Not worth getting excited about.

Wednesday, August 26th through to Thursday, August 27th is a write-off. The swell is tiny, under 2 ft, and the conditions are ordinary. A couple of days to sit out.

Friday, August 28th and Saturday, August 29th are poor. The wind goes onshore and cross-onshore, killing any chance of decent surf. The swell is small and weak.

Sunday, August 30th shows a tiny glimmer. Morning has a gentle offshore breeze from the SE and a 2 ft swell from the west with a 9-second period, giving it a bit of shape (energy of 65). It’s surfable, but very ordinary. The afternoon brings a risk of thunderstorms.

We then hit a long, rough patch. Monday, August 31st sees a bigger, lumpy 7 ft swell from the WNW, but it’s a messy cross-onshore wind. The energy is strong (445), but it’s not for paddling. This is more kite-surfing territory. This continues through the first week of September with strong winds and poor conditions.

Saturday, September 5th and Sunday, September 6th bring some size, with 6 ft of swell, but it’s crossed up and messy. The energy is moderate (696) but the wind is not your friend.

There’s a possible glimmer a week Monday, on September 7th. The morning brings a clean offshore SE wind at 16 mph and a 4 ft swell from the west. The energy is moderate (237) and the forecast says “expect good surf conditions.” It’s a long way out, so keep an eye on it, but it’s the only half-decent call in the second week.

Then, on September 8th, the forecast shows a massive 12 ft swell from the west with a very long 15-second period. That’s a huge groundswell (energy of 5590), but with a strong SW cross-wind, it’s going to be a washing machine. Experts only, and even then, it’s a gamble. The long period will make it break straight at the beach, so it’s one for the reef if you’re brave.

To sum it up: get on it Monday if you can. After that, it’s a long wait until the 7th of September for another chance at something clean. The rest of the time, it’s either blown out, undersized, or too big and messy.

Rusty.

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