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Bundoran

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Dip score now
73
Decent · gentle breeze, dry
Waves
1.1 m
11 s period from WNW · model cell 0.8 km out
Sea
15.1°
Grand. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 217 km away.
Tide
1.7 m
Falling, nearly low. Low at 04:30.
Wind
15 km/h
Gentle breeze, SW, cross, gusts 29
Daylight
07:38
Sunrise. Sunset 19:06. Air 10°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
14:00
Grand 82/100
light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m · 1.0 m · 10 km/h
▼ 04:30 ▲ 11:00 ▼ 17:35
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Decent 76/100
gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m · 1.0 m · 19 km/h
▲ 00:00 ▼ 05:40 ▲ 12:35 ▼ 19:15
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Decent 68/100
gentle breeze, showers possible, waves 1.1 m · 1.1 m · 19 km/h
▲ 01:35 ▼ 07:30 ▲ 14:05 ▼ 20:55
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 83/100
light winds, showers possible, small waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 10 km/h
▲ 03:00 ▼ 08:50 ▲ 15:30 ▼ 22:00
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 77/100
gentle breeze, showers possible, small waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 16 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:00 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:50
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 9 km/h
▲ 04:55 ▼ 10:40 ▲ 17:10 ▼ 23:25
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Fresh 51/100
fresh breeze, rain · 31 km/h
▲ 05:40 ▼ 11:20 ▲ 17:50

Week at a glance

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Sat 03:0073 · Decentgentle breeze · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 73 DecentSat 09:00 · 73 DecentSat 10:00 · 73 DecentSat 11:00 · 76 DecentSat 12:00 · 76 DecentSat 13:00 · 76 DecentSat 14:00 · 82 GrandSat 15:00 · 82 GrandSat 16:00 · 82 GrandSat 17:00 · 76 DecentSat 18:00 · 82 GrandSat 19:00 · 82 GrandSat 20:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 79 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 79 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 63 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 66 DecentSun 09:00 · 66 DecentSun 10:00 · 66 DecentSun 11:00 · 66 DecentSun 12:00 · 66 DecentSun 13:00 · 66 DecentSun 14:00 · 66 DecentSun 15:00 · 66 DecentSun 16:00 · 66 DecentSun 17:00 · 66 DecentSun 18:00 · 76 DecentSun 19:00 · 76 DecentSun 20:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 65 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 54 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 54 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 50 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 66 DecentMon 09:00 · 66 DecentMon 10:00 · 66 DecentMon 11:00 · 66 DecentMon 12:00 · 66 DecentMon 13:00 · 66 DecentMon 14:00 · 66 DecentMon 15:00 · 66 DecentMon 16:00 · 66 DecentMon 17:00 · 66 DecentMon 18:00 · 58 FreshMon 19:00 · 68 DecentMon 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 62 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 68 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 66 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 65 DecentTue 13:00 · 68 DecentTue 16:00 · 73 DecentTue 19:00 · 83 GrandTue 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 77 DecentWed 13:00 · 49 FreshWed 16:00 · 49 FreshWed 19:00 · 49 FreshWed 22:00 · 49 Fresh · nightThu 01:00 · 49 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 97 GrandThu 19:00 · 79 DecentFri 01:00 · 62 Decent · nightFri 07:00 · 59 Fresh · nightFri 13:00 · 51 FreshFri 19:00 · 42 Blowy

Sat, 3 Oct, 03:00

73 Decent
  • gentle breeze
  • dry
  • waves 1.1 m
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.1 m15 km/h
faces 317° NW · wind cross
Waves
1.1 m @ 11 s from WNW
Wind
15 km/h SW · gusts 29
Tide
1.6 m · lower half
Air
10°C · dry

Meteogram

Score, waves, wind (green offshore, amber cross, red onshore), rain and air, tide

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
02:0073 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)11 sWNW17 km/h SW312.1 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
03:0073 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)11 sWNW15 km/h SW291.6 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
04:0079 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h SSW271.4 m ▼dry10°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
05:0073 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h SW271.4 m ▼dry11°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
06:0073 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h SW271.6 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
07:0073 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h SW272.0 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
08:0073 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h SSW272.5 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
09:0073 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h SW262.9 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
10:0073 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h SW263.2 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
11:0076 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h WSW273.4 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
12:0076 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h WSW273.3 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
13:0076 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h WSW263.0 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
14:0082 Grand1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW10 km/h W242.6 m dry15°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
15:0082 Grand1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW6 km/h SSW232.1 m dry16°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
16:0082 Grand1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW10 km/h SSW241.7 m dry15°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
17:0076 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h SSW261.5 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
18:0082 Grand1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h SSW261.5 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
19:0082 Grand1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW10 km/h S241.6 m dry14°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
20:0079 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW9 km/h S231.9 m dry13°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
21:0079 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW7 km/h S262.3 m dry13°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
22:0079 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW7 km/h SSW302.6 m dry13°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
23:0079 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW7 km/h S352.9 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0079 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW9 km/h SSW403.0 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
01:0063 Decent1.0 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW20 km/h S452.9 m ▲dry12°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
02:0063 Decent1.0 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h S472.6 m dry12°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
03:0073 Decent1.0 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h S482.2 m dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
04:0063 Decent1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW27 km/h SSW481.9 m dry13°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
05:0063 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h SSW471.7 m ▼dry13°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
06:0073 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h SSW461.6 m ▼dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
07:0076 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW18 km/h SSW441.7 m ▼dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
08:0066 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW21 km/h SSW422.0 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
09:0066 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW21 km/h SSW422.4 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
10:0066 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h SSW422.7 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
11:0066 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h SSW413.0 m 0.1 mm17°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
12:0066 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SSW413.2 m ▲0.1 mm17°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
13:0066 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h SSW423.3 m ▲dry17°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
14:0066 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW26 km/h SSW413.1 m 0.1 mm17°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
15:0066 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h SSW412.8 m 0.1 mm17°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
16:0066 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h SW412.4 m dry17°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
17:0066 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW21 km/h SW402.0 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
18:0076 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h SW391.7 m ▼dry17°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
19:0076 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h SW391.5 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
20:0066 Decent1.0 m (0.5 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SW391.5 m ▼dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
21:0066 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SW391.7 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
22:0066 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SW392.0 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
23:0066 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h WSW392.3 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
Monday, 5 October
00:0066 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW21 km/h SW392.6 m dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
01:0065 Decent1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW17 km/h SW392.9 m ▲0.2 mm15°gentle breeze, rain, waves 1.0 m

Where the energy comes from

Wave energy (H²·T) this week by direction, against the swell window

Swell arriving between WSW and NNE reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Killybegs, 19 km away · metres above chart datum
04:3011:0017:35
Low 04:30 · 1.4 mHigh 11:00 · 3.4 mLow 17:35 · 1.5 m

The spot

Faces
317° NW
Swell window
WSW 250° → NNE 30°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 0.8 km out
Water
Excellent Quality · Blue Flag

Facing and swell window are derived from the wave model's coastline around the spot, not surveyed. Know better? Tell us.

Water quality

Recent grades: 2024 Excellent, 2023 Excellent, 2022 Excellent. The EPA flags a short-term pollution risk here after heavy rain.

Beach profile (PDF) · beaches.ie

On the ground

Lifeguard: YesToiletsParkingYesAccessible: YesNo dogs (Dogs are not permitted on any area of this beach from 11 am to 7 pm (1st June to 15th September annually))

As listed by Donegal County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Salt and Ember Sauna · Bundoran (also Creevy Pier, Rossnowlagh Beach) · right here · mobile

OM Saunas · Rossnowlagh Beach, The Dunes · 9 km · mobile

Blaze It Sauna · Mullaghmore Pier, Co. Sligo · 11 km · mobile

Secret Sauna · Donegal Bay coast near Mountcharles · 17 km · mobile

Bundoran beach consists of a sandy beach in a sheltered bay facing Donegal Bay and the Atlantic. It contains a large sandbank which can change substantially with tidal changes. As part of Donegal Bay Bundoran has a wide diversity of both plant and animal species including some rare bird species. The catchment area is an idyllic location for bird watching and ecological activities. Activities at Bundoran beach include swimming, surfing and other land-based activities such as football, kite flying, etc.

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🌊 Bundoran dip · Grand · sea 15° · 1.0 mSat, 3 Oct 13:30–14:30 · light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
🌊 Bundoran dip · Decent · sea 15° · 1.0 mSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
🌊 Bundoran dip · Decent · sea 15° · 1.1 mMon, 5 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, showers possible, waves 1.1 m

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Score is Dipper's own blend. It rates comfort, not safety. Forecast: Met Éireann. Waves: Marine Institute Irish Shelf wave model.