Bundoran Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into the look ahead for Bundoran over the next couple of weeks.

Straight off the bat, the first few days are a bit of a write-off. We’re looking at barely a ripple on Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th morning with tiny 0.7 ft to 1 ft swell. The afternoon of Sunday the 30th gets a little better with 2 ft from the west, but it’s still pretty ordinary. Nothing to get excited about just yet.

The start of the week is a bit of a mix. Monday the 31st has some more size, pushing 4 ft to 4 ft, but it’s coming in with a strong onshore wind, making it choppy and messy. Tuesday the 1st September has a 5 ft swell early but it’s cross-shore and lumpy. By Wednesday the 2nd morning, we get a clean window with 2 ft from the west and an offshore ESE breeze, 20 km/h. It’s surfable but not a standout.

Now, the real heavy stuff starts to roll in. Thursday the 3rd sees the swell jump to 6 ft, and by Friday the 4th we’ve got a solid 7 ft from the west with a 12-second period. The combined wave energy is a massive 1378 (strong to very strong). That’s proper groundswell energy. But the wind is a killer – strong cross-onshore, 40 km/h, so it’s going to be a messy, blown-out mess. This is expert-only territory, and honestly, it looks more like a day for your kite than your paddle board.

The weekend of the 5th and 6th September calms down a bit. Saturday morning has 4 ft with a cross-shore wind, but it’s still got a bit of chop. The real bright spot is Sunday morning the 6th: 3 ft from the west, 10-second period, and a light SSW cross-offshore breeze at 15 km/h. The energy is still moderate (265), and the description says “clean.” That’s the pick of the bunch for the near future – a proper window for an intermediate surfer to get some clean, fun waves without the crowds being too mad.

After that, we’re looking at a big gap. Monday the 7th blows up again with 10 ft from the west-northwest, but it’s straight onshore and messy. That’s expert-only, and not worth the effort. The rest of the second week is quiet – tiny swell, mostly under 2 ft, and a lot of onshore or cross-onshore wind. The week of the 8th to the 13th is basically a flat spell with weak energy, a few days of 1.0 ft to 2 ft from the west, but nothing surfable. The long-range stuff on the 13th shows a 1 ft, 15-second period swell, but with 20 km/h cross-onshore wind, it’s just a tease.

Overall, the best bet is Sunday morning, the 6th of September. It’s not huge, but it’s clean and the wind is right. For the rest, keep your board waxed and wait for the next system.

Rusty.

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