Surf Forecasts:
Bundoran surf forecast from 30 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 31 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period, W swell with 107 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Bundoran this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Bundoran in the next 16 days are 1.1m 7s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 31) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Fri 31st Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bundoran over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let me be straight with you – the next couple of weeks at Bundoran are looking pretty grim. We’ve got a real flat spell on the horizon, so don’t be rushing to grab your board just yet.
Right now, we’re dealing with a weak, choppy mess. The water is a touch warmer than usual at 62°, but that’s little comfort when you’re battling a 3ft cross-onshore wind swell from the WNW. The combined energy is a weak 127, and that 8-second period is just adding to the bump. Honestly, it’s poor out there, and that continues through Friday and into the weekend.
We hit a real dead zone starting Sunday, 2nd August. The swell drops to 2ft and then just keeps falling. By Monday the 3rd, we’re down to a pathetic 1.0ft, and for the next week and a half, the best we see is a 1ft whisper. The combined energy drops into the single digits – that’s barely a ripple. The wind does go light and clean for a few days, even going glassy on the 5th and 7th of August, but with no swell to work with, it’s just a flat, pretty lake. That’s a solid 10-day stretch of nothing worth paddling for.
There’s a tiny flicker of life around the 11th and 12th of August, but it’s a nasty windswell with a period of 4 to 7 seconds. The wind is howling onshore at 19 mph on the 11th, making it lumpy and horrible. It’s a beach-and-reef setup, but with that wind and chop, it’s honestly better suited for a kite than a paddle.
There is simply no standout session in this 16-day window. The entire forecast is a bust. For Bundoran, a blank run like this is just part of the deal sometimes. The forecasts can change, but right now, I’d find something else to do.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | W 11 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 127 | 109 | 72 | 89 | 74 | 56 | 53 | 41 | 38 | 39 | 31 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:28PM3.46m | 7:42AM2.98m | 8:00PM3.51m | 8:15AM2.99m | 8:31PM3.50m | 8:49AM2.97m | 9:03PM3.44m | 9:24AM2.93m | 9:38PM3.32m | 10:03AM2.85m | 10:17PM3.16m | 10:49AM2.76m | 11:05PM2.97m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02PM0.36m | 1:38AM0.38m | 1:33PM0.30m | 2:10AM0.32m | 2:05PM0.29m | 2:42AM0.31m | 2:37PM0.34m | 3:14AM0.34m | 3:12PM0.45m | 3:50AM0.42m | 3:51PM0.59m | 4:30AM0.55m | 4:38PM0.77m | ||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:25 |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 39 | 31 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 11 | N 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | NW 9 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | NW 6 | W 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — |
| kJ | 127 | 109 | 72 | 89 | 74 | 56 | 53 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 508 | 612 | 64 | 94 | 726 | 49 | 275 | 292 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 36 | 45 | 19 | 19 | 36 | 36 | 56 | 23 | 28 |
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