Surf Forecasts:
Bundoran surf forecast from 10 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period, WNW swell with 205 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 10 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Bundoran this week:
The surf forecast for Bundoran over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Bundoran in the next 16 days are 1.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Fri 10th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bundoran over the next 16 days.
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s in store for Bundoran.
First off, the opening stretch is a dud – hardly anything worth paddling out for. Thursday the 9th gives us a little 0.9m glassy wave in the afternoon, but the energy is weak (126) and it’s gone in a flash. More of a log-floater than proper surf. Then it’s a long stretch of nearly no swell and bad wind until Monday the 21st. You’re lookin’ at maybe ten days of flatness or junk.
The one day you want to circle on the calendar is the morning of Tuesday, July 21st. Bundoran (Ireland) shows 1.4m of WNW swell with a 8-second period. The wind turns cross-offshore from the SW at 15 km/h, cleaning things right up for a reef that loves that direction. Energy sits at 277 – solid enough. This is your best shot: clean, ridable, and with a little crowd potential since it’s a fairly consistent spot that sometimes draws a few heads.
After that, the wind swings messy again, pushing into choppy cross-onshore stuff through the 22nd and 23rd. Then on the morning of Thursday the 24th, there’s another little flash: a clean 1.3m W swell with a light offshore SSE wind at 10 km/h, and energy jumps to 360. That one’s decent, but it’s not the main event. The afternoon gets blown out again.
Water temp is 17°C right now – about 3° warmer than average for July. That’s a little gift from the ocean, keeps things comfortable.
So don’t waste your wax in the first week. Wait for the morning of the 21st. That’s the call.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 21 | WNW 7 | W 14 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 126 | 95 | 184 | 200 | 163 | 110 | 90 | 59 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 55 | 48 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:51AM2.83m | 2:44PM2.72m | 3:06AM2.87m | 3:52PM2.93m | 4:17AM2.98m | 4:52PM3.19m | 5:19AM3.12m | 5:47PM3.47m | 6:15AM3.22m | 6:38PM3.71m | 7:06AM3.27m | 7:26PM3.86m | 7:54AM3.24m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29PM1.02m | 8:20AM0.74m | 8:49PM0.92m | 9:28AM0.65m | 10:02PM0.71m | 10:28AM0.51m | 11:05PM0.46m | 11:23AM0.35m | 00:01AM0.22m | 12:12PM0.20m | 00:53AM0.05m | 12:58PM0.10m | 1:42AM-0.04m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:18 |
 | — | 10:06 | — | — | 10:05 | — | — | 10:04 | — | — | 10:02 | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 10:00 | 9:59 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 126 | 95 | 184 | 200 | 163 | 110 | 90 | 59 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 55 | 48 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 14 | W 14 | W 7 | — | W 18 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 14 | 4 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | — | — | E 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 23 | 235 | 10 | 10 | 186 | 0 | 39 | 73 | 416 | 302 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 270 | 129 | 271 |
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