Bundoran Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s coming for the Bundoran area over the next couple of weeks.

I’ll be straight with you – the first week is a bit of a bust. From Friday, July 3rd right through to Wednesday, July 8th, it’s poor conditions all the way. The wind is a constant pain, mostly cross and cross-onshore from the west-southwest, messing up the surface. Swell is there, running 3 ft to 6 ft from the west, but it’s short-period and the wind just won’t let it clean up. The combined energy gets up to a moderate 503 on Saturday afternoon, but it’s a total mess for a paddle. Honestly, with that strong cross-onshore wind, it’s looking more like a kite session than a surf.

We finally get a break late on the 8th and into the 9th. By Thursday morning, the wind goes light offshore from the south-southeast, and it turns clean. But we’re only looking at 2 ft from the west at 9 seconds, with combined energy a weak 81. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. Thursday afternoon goes glassy, which is nice, but the swell is still tiny. Friday morning the 10th is clean again with a light offshore, but the swell drops even further to 2 ft. That’s about as small as it gets.

There’s another window that looks promising. Sunday, July 12th morning goes glassy again, with 2 ft of west swell at 8 seconds, and the water was noted as much warmer than normal on the 3rd, at 63°F. That anomaly of 6°F is very unusual – the water is properly warm for the time of year. But again, the surf is weak, with a combined energy of only 68.

The real standout, if you can wait, is Monday, July 13th afternoon. The wind goes dead calm – glassy – and the swell picks up to 3 ft from the west at a slightly longer 9 seconds, giving a combined energy of 137 (moderate). It’s not big, but for a reef like Bundoran, that glassy, clean condition with some west swell is about as good as this forecast gets. Crowds are possible here, so get in early.

Tuesday the 14th also has some appeal. Morning brings a clean, cross-off wind from the east, with 4 ft of west swell at 9 seconds and a combined energy of 205 (moderate). The afternoon turns glassy again. That’s two days in a row looking decent.

After that, it fades back into small, weak, and choppy conditions from the 15th through the 18th. Nothing worth chasing – mostly 1.0 ft to 2 ft with cross-on winds. For the second week, keep your hopes low, but that Monday-Tuesday window is your best shot.

There’s a long dry spell before that, and then just a short pulse. But when Bundoran turns glassy and clean, it’s a special spot.

Rusty.

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