Bundoran, County Donegal, Ireland

Bundoran (The Peak) Surf Report & Forecast

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Updated just now Forecast data: Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)

Right now 16:33 IST

6–9 ft Well overhead
Poor

Swell

0.9 m 10 s

WNW 294°

2nd swell

0.4 m 10 s

W 267°

Wind

36 km/h

Strong cross-onshore W · gusts 54 km/h

Tide

Rising -0.2 m

High 19:36 · Low 01:38

Water

14°C

4/3 mm full suit + booties

Weather

14°C Overcast

07:57 18:40

Best today: 09:00–10:00 · Poor to Fair

Best times to surf

  1. Tomorrow 08:00–11:00 Fair to Good 5–8 ft Fresh cross-offshore
  2. Thu 15 Oct 09:00–11:00 Fair to Good 7–10 ft Light cross-shore
  3. Fri 16 Oct 09:00–11:00 Fair to Good 5–8 ft Light onshore

7-day forecast

Bundoran (The Peak) surf forecast

Local time at the break (IST, UTC+1)

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Surf height (coloured by rating) Wind: offshore → onshore

Tuesday 13 October Today

Poor to Fair 6–9 ft 2.3 m @ 14 s WNW Best 09:00–10:00 Drizzle, 17°C

3-hourly surf forecast for Tuesday 13 October (local time, IST)
Time Surf Swell Wind Tide Weather
00:00 3–4 ftPoor to Fair 0.6 m10 s W+ 0.5 m 5 s W 31 km/hgusts 50 km/hX-off S -1.4 mFalling 17°CDrizzle
03:00 3–5 ftPoor 0.5 m10 s W+ 0.4 m 7 s W 30 km/hgusts 46 km/hX-on WSW -1.0 mRising 14°CPartly cloudy
06:00 4–5 ftPoor 0.6 m7 s W+ 0.3 m 6 s WNW 29 km/hgusts 44 km/hCross WSW 1.1 mRising 12°CDrizzle
09:00 4–6 ftPoor to Fair 0.6 m8 s WNW+ 0.5 m 8 s WNW 22 km/hgusts 32 km/hCross SW 0.8 mFalling 12°CSunny
12:00 5–7 ftPoor 0.4 m10 s WNW+ 0.3 m 10 s WNW 36 km/hgusts 53 km/hX-on W -1.3 mFalling 13°CDrizzle
15:00Now 6–9 ftPoor 0.6 m10 s WNW+ 0.4 m 11 s WNW 41 km/hgusts 62 km/hX-on W -1.3 mRising 14°CSunny
18:00 6–9 ftPoor 1.6 m8 s WNW 29 km/hgusts 44 km/hX-on WSW 0.6 mRising 13°COvercast
21:00 5–8 ftFair to Good 2.2 m9 s WNW 14 km/hgusts 22 km/hCross SSW 0.7 mFalling 11°CClear

Tides Low 01:06 High 07:14 Low 13:24 High 19:36

07:57 18:40 Modelled tide — not for navigation. Heights relative to mean sea level.

Wednesday 14 October Tomorrow

Fair to Good 6–9 ft 2.2 m @ 11 s W Best 08:00–11:00 Drizzle, 17°C

3-hourly surf forecast for Wednesday 14 October (local time, IST)
Time Surf Swell Wind Tide Weather
00:00 5–8 ftFair to Good 2.1 m10 s WNW 24 km/hgusts 38 km/hX-off S -1.4 mFalling 12°COvercast
03:00 5–7 ftFair to Good 1.9 m10 s WNW 25 km/hgusts 39 km/hCross SSW -1.5 mRising 13°CMostly clear
06:00 5–8 ftFair to Good 1.8 m11 s WNW+ 0.4 m 4 s SW 29 km/hgusts 46 km/hX-off S 0.5 mRising 13°CPartly cloudy
09:00 5–8 ftFair to Good 1.7 m11 s W+ 0.5 m 5 s W 31 km/hgusts 50 km/hX-off S 1.0 mFalling 15°COvercast
12:00 5–8 ftFair to Good 1.6 m11 s W+ 0.5 m 5 s W 37 km/hgusts 61 km/hCross SSW -0.9 mFalling 16°COvercast
15:00 5–8 ftFair to Good 1.7 m12 s W+ 0.4 m 4 s W 41 km/hgusts 66 km/hCross SSW -1.3 mRising 17°COvercast
18:00 6–9 ftFair to Good 1.7 m14 s W+ 0.7 m 10 s W 40 km/hgusts 65 km/hCross SSW 0.6 mRising 15°CDrizzle
21:00 6–9 ftPoor to Fair 2.0 m15 s W+ 0.6 m 7 s W 22 km/hgusts 37 km/hX-on WSW 1.1 mFalling 15°CRain

Tides Low 01:38 High 07:59 Low 13:56 High 20:07

07:59 18:37 Modelled tide — not for navigation. Heights relative to mean sea level.

Thursday 15 October

Fair to Good 7–10 ft 2.6 m @ 11 s W Best 09:00–11:00 Drizzle, 13°C

3-hourly surf forecast for Thursday 15 October (local time, IST)
Time Surf Swell Wind Tide Weather
00:00 6–10 ftFair to Good 2.3 m15 s W+ 0.6 m 4 s W 13 km/hgusts 21 km/hOnshore NW -0.7 mFalling 11°CRain
03:00 7–10 ftFair to Good 2.5 m15 s W+ 0.3 m 3 s SW 14 km/hgusts 21 km/hX-on WSW -1.3 mRising 10°CDrizzle
06:00 7–10 ftFair to Good 2.6 m15 s W 14 km/hgusts 20 km/hCross SW 0.4 mRising 10°COvercast
09:00 7–10 ftFair to Good 2.6 m14 s WNW 14 km/hgusts 21 km/hCross SW 1.1 mFalling 10°COvercast
12:00 7–10 ftFair 2.6 m14 s WNW 21 km/hgusts 32 km/hX-on WSW -0.5 mFalling 13°COvercast
15:00 6–10 ftFair 2.4 m14 s WNW 20 km/hgusts 34 km/hCross WSW -1.4 mRising 12°CDrizzle
18:00 6–9 ftFair 2.2 m12 s WNW+ 0.3 m 5 s WNW 17 km/hgusts 30 km/hX-on WSW -0.1 mRising 12°CDrizzle
21:00 6–9 ftFair to Good 2.1 m12 s WNW+ 0.5 m 5 s WNW 13 km/hgusts 23 km/hX-on WSW 0.7 mFalling 10°CPartly cloudy

Tides Low 02:11 High 08:32 Low 14:40 High 20:48

08:01 18:35 Modelled tide — not for navigation. Heights relative to mean sea level.

Friday 16 October

Fair to Good 5–8 ft 2.0 m @ 10 s WNW Best 09:00–11:00 Drizzle, 13°C

3-hourly surf forecast for Friday 16 October (local time, IST)
Time Surf Swell Wind Tide Weather
00:00 6–9 ftFair to Good 2.0 m12 s WNW+ 0.6 m 5 s WNW 14 km/hgusts 27 km/hX-on WSW -0.5 mFalling 10°CDrizzle
03:00 6–9 ftFair to Good 2.0 m12 s WNW+ 0.4 m 5 s NW 14 km/hgusts 25 km/hX-on W -1.3 mRising 9°CDrizzle
06:00 6–9 ftFair to Good 1.9 m12 s WNW+ 0.3 m 5 s W 13 km/hgusts 25 km/hX-on W -0.2 mRising 9°CDrizzle
09:00 5–8 ftFair to Good 1.8 m9 s WNW+ 0.7 m 5 s W 12 km/hgusts 22 km/hOnshore WNW 0.7 mFalling 10°CDrizzle
12:00 5–8 ftPoor to Fair 1.9 m9 s WNW+ 0.3 m 5 s NW 18 km/hgusts 34 km/hOnshore WNW -0.3 mFalling 12°CMostly sunny
15:00 5–7 ftPoor 2.0 m9 s WNW 22 km/hgusts 40 km/hOnshore NW -1.4 mRising 13°CMostly sunny
18:00 5–7 ftFair 2.0 m8 s WNW 13 km/hgusts 25 km/hOnshore NW -0.7 mRising 10°CSunny
21:00 4–6 ftFair to Good 1.9 m8 s WNW 7 km/hgusts 14 km/hLight NW 0.1 m 7°CClear

Tides Low 02:44 High 09:05 Low 15:24 High 21:26

08:03 18:32 Modelled tide — not for navigation. Heights relative to mean sea level.

Saturday 17 October

Good 4–6 ft 1.7 m @ 9 s WNW Best 09:00–18:00 Overcast, 13°C

3-hourly surf forecast for Saturday 17 October (local time, IST)
Time Surf Swell Wind Tide Weather
00:00 4–6 ftGood 1.7 m8 s WNW 5 km/hgusts 9 km/hLight W -0.5 mFalling 4°CClear
03:00 4–6 ftGood 1.7 m9 s WNW 4 km/hgusts 6 km/hLight SW -1.4 mRising 4°CMostly clear
06:00 4–6 ftGood 1.6 m9 s WNW 4 km/hgusts 4 km/hLight SSW -0.7 mRising 3°CPartly cloudy
09:00 4–6 ftGood 1.5 m9 s WNW 2 km/hgusts 3 km/hLight S 0.2 mRising 7°CPartly cloudy
12:00 3–5 ftGood 1.5 m9 s WNW 3 km/hgusts 9 km/hLight W -0.1 mFalling 11°COvercast
15:00 3–5 ftGood 1.2 m9 s WNW+ 0.6 m 8 s WNW 3 km/hgusts 7 km/hLight N -1.1 mFalling 13°COvercast
18:00 3–5 ftGood 1.1 m9 s WNW+ 0.7 m 8 s W 4 km/hgusts 8 km/hLight E -0.9 mRising 10°COvercast
21:00 3–4 ftFair to Good 1.1 m9 s WNW+ 0.3 m 4 s SSW 4 km/hgusts 6 km/hLight SE -0.2 mRising 6°CMostly clear

Tides Low 03:20 High 09:58 Low 16:11 High 22:30

08:05 18:30 Modelled tide — not for navigation. Heights relative to mean sea level.

Sunday 18 October

Poor to Fair 2–3 ft 1.1 m @ 8 s WNW Best 09:00–18:00 Mostly sunny, 12°C

3-hourly surf forecast for Sunday 18 October (local time, IST)
Time Surf Swell Wind Tide Weather
00:00 3–4 ftFair 1.1 m8 s WNW 5 km/hgusts 7 km/hLight SE -0.2 mFalling 4°CClear
03:00 2–4 ftFair 1.0 m8 s WNW 5 km/hgusts 8 km/hLight SE -1.0 mFalling 3°CClear
06:00 2–3 ftFair 0.9 m8 s WNW 6 km/hgusts 9 km/hLight SE -0.9 mRising 3°CClear
09:00 2–3 ftPoor to Fair 0.9 m7 s WNW 4 km/hgusts 8 km/hLight ESE 0.0 mRising 5°CSunny
12:00 2–3 ftPoor to Fair 0.9 m7 s W 3 km/hgusts 9 km/hLight SW 0.2 mFalling 10°CMostly sunny
15:00 2–3 ftPoor to Fair 0.9 m7 s W 2 km/hgusts 9 km/hLight W -0.6 mFalling 12°CSunny
18:00 2–3 ftPoor to Fair 0.9 m7 s W 4 km/hgusts 7 km/hLight NW -0.9 mRising 9°CMostly sunny
21:00 2–3 ftPoor to Fair 0.8 m7 s W 3 km/hgusts 5 km/hLight ENE -0.5 mRising 8°COvercast

Tides Low 04:12 High 11:04 Low 17:34 High 23:39

08:07 18:28 Modelled tide — not for navigation. Heights relative to mean sea level.

Monday 19 October

Epic 5–8 ft 2.0 m @ 13 s WNW Best 09:00–10:00 Sunny, 12°C

3-hourly surf forecast for Monday 19 October (local time, IST)
Time Surf Swell Wind Tide Weather
00:00 2–4 ftFair 0.8 m7 s W+ 0.4 m 15 s WNW 2 km/hgusts 3 km/hLight N -0.2 mFalling 8°COvercast
03:00 3–5 ftFair to Good 0.9 m11 s W+ 0.5 m 8 s W 2 km/hgusts 3 km/hLight N -0.7 mFalling 7°CPartly cloudy
06:00 4–6 ftEpic 1.3 m13 s WNW+ 0.5 m 4 s W 3 km/hgusts 4 km/hLight E -1.0 mRising 6°CMostly clear
09:00 5–7 ftEpic 1.5 m12 s WNW+ 0.8 m 12 s WNW 6 km/hgusts 11 km/hLight ESE -0.4 mRising 8°CSunny
12:00 5–8 ftGood 1.9 m12 s WNW+ 0.6 m 8 s WNW 10 km/hgusts 21 km/hX-off E 0.2 m 11°CSunny
15:00 5–8 ftGood 2.0 m11 s WNW 10 km/hgusts 19 km/hX-off ENE -0.2 mFalling 10°CSunny
18:00 5–7 ftGood 1.8 m11 s WNW+ 0.6 m 7 s NW 7 km/hgusts 12 km/hLight ENE -0.9 mFalling 6°CSunny
21:00 4–7 ftGood 1.7 m11 s WNW+ 0.3 m 4 s NNW 5 km/hgusts 9 km/hLight ENE -0.8 mRising 4°CClear

Tides Low 05:44 High 12:34 Low 19:14

08:09 18:25 Modelled tide — not for navigation. Heights relative to mean sea level.

Spot guide

Surfing Bundoran (The Peak)

The Peak in Bundoran, County Donegal, is Ireland's best-known reef break, breaking right in front of the town a short paddle offshore. A flat rock reef splits the swell into a longer, more powerful left with plenty of sections and a shorter, hollower right that can hold bigger swells.

It works on west to north-westerly swells, which are most consistent from autumn to spring, and it is cleanest with east to south-easterly winds blowing offshore. Low to mid tide is usually best, and the busy little town has a lively surf scene, with surf schools, shops and regular contests.

The Peak is shallow and powerful, so it is not a place to learn; it suits intermediate to advanced surfers. The lineup is crowded when it is good, and the cold Atlantic water calls for a thick wetsuit, booties and often a hood.

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