Bundoran Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let me tell you what's happening with Bundoran. It's a bit of a mixed bag over the next couple of weeks. The first week is pretty much a write-off for any decent waves. We've got a long stretch of small, weak, and messy surf until we finally see something worth paddling out for.

The first sniff of action is on Sunday the 30th of August. We get a bump in swell energy, but it's still not great. The morning (Sunday 30th) has surfable but very ordinary waves around 3ft from the west, with the combined energy hitting 127 – that's moderate. The wind is light and cross-offshore, so it'll be clean, but don't expect any sort of quality. The afternoon turns to junk with onshore wind and a risk of thunderstorms.

Monday the 31st brings a massive spike in swell – we're talking a beastly 12ft from the west on Monday morning, with the energy reading 3129, which is very strong. However, the wind is howling onshore at 19 mph. That's a total mess for surfing. It's going to be lumpy and chopped out. This is one for the experts only if they are desperate, but honestly, it looks more like a kite-surfing day. The swell drops a bit into the afternoon but stays onshore.

Tuesday the 1st of September is still big – 10ft from the west in the morning and 8ft in the afternoon – but the wind is cross-shore and strong. It's a marginal day at best with a cross-chop.

Right, now for the highlight. After a week of near-flat or blown-out junk, we finally get a standout window. On Saturday the 5th of September, the morning looks like the best we're going to get. We've got a decent 7ft swell rolling in from the west, with a long period of 11 seconds and solid energy at 935. The magic is the wind: light and cross-offshore from the ENE at 12 mph. That means the reef will be clean and should offer up some good lines. It's got a "marginal" tag on it, so maybe a bit lumpy from the preceding days, but this is the one to target. It might be a bit big for beginners though, with that 7ft.

The following Saturday afternoon settles to 5ft, but the wind goes cross-shore, so it won't be as good. The other faint glimmer is Wednesday the 9th of September, which is a long way off. It shows a morning session with a clean 5ft swell, light offshore wind, and a short 7-second period. That means it could be fun close to shore, but the short period makes it less punchy.

So, for the 16-day run, forget the first week. The best true standout is the morning of Saturday the 5th of September. Get on it. The rest? Not much to write home about, but that one window has potential. Crowds are always a possibility at Bundoran, so get out early.

Rusty.

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