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Bundoran

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46
Fresh · gentle breeze, showers possible
Waves
1.2 m
11 s period from WNW · model cell 0.8 km out
Sea
15.2°
Grand. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 217 km away.
Tide
1.4 m
Falling, nearly low. Low at 16:20.
Wind
14 km/h
Gentle breeze, SW, cross, gusts 48
Daylight
07:36
Sunrise. Sunset 19:08. Air 14°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
15:00
Fresh 46/100
gentle breeze, showers possible, waves 1.2 m · 1.2 m · 14 km/h
▼ 03:30 ▲ 10:10 ▼ 16:20 ▲ 22:35
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Decent 76/100
gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m · 1.0 m · 17 km/h
▼ 04:30 ▲ 11:00 ▼ 17:35
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Decent 64/100
moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m · 1.0 m · 25 km/h
▲ 00:00 ▼ 05:40 ▲ 12:35 ▼ 19:15
Mon, 5 Oct
14:00
Decent 66/100
moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m · 1.1 m · 22 km/h
▲ 01:35 ▼ 07:30 ▲ 14:05 ▼ 20:55
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Decent 71/100
gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m · 0.8 m · 13 km/h
▲ 03:00 ▼ 08:50 ▲ 15:30 ▼ 22:00
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Fresh 49/100
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
Decent 79/100
light winds, dry · 9 km/h
▲ 04:55 ▼ 10:40 ▲ 17:10 ▼ 23:25

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 15:0046 · Freshgentle breeze · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 14:00 · 8 GrimFri 15:00 · 46 FreshFri 16:00 · 40 BlowyFri 17:00 · 35 BlowyFri 18:00 · 23 GrimFri 19:00 · 28 BlowyFri 20:00 · 51 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 50 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 38 Blowy · nightFri 23:00 · 55 Fresh · nightSat 00:00 · 66 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 62 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSat 03:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSat 04:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSat 05:00 · 47 Fresh · nightSat 06:00 · 51 Fresh · nightSat 07:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSat 08:00 · 60 FreshSat 09:00 · 70 DecentSat 10:00 · 69 DecentSat 11:00 · 76 DecentSat 12:00 · 72 DecentSat 13:00 · 67 DecentSat 14:00 · 69 DecentSat 15:00 · 65 DecentSat 16:00 · 55 FreshSat 17:00 · 50 FreshSat 18:00 · 56 FreshSat 19:00 · 60 FreshSat 20:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 66 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 45 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 40 Blowy · nightSun 03:00 · 48 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 43 Blowy · nightSun 05:00 · 38 Blowy · nightSun 06:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 43 Blowy · nightSun 08:00 · 47 FreshSun 09:00 · 51 FreshSun 10:00 · 56 FreshSun 11:00 · 60 FreshSun 12:00 · 64 DecentSun 13:00 · 64 DecentSun 14:00 · 60 FreshSun 15:00 · 56 FreshSun 16:00 · 33 BlowySun 17:00 · 47 FreshSun 18:00 · 43 BlowySun 19:00 · 39 BlowySun 20:00 · 41 Blowy · nightSun 21:00 · 46 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 50 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 55 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 59 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 62 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 59 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 55 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 38 Blowy · nightMon 06:00 · 29 Blowy · nightMon 07:00 · 40 Blowy · nightMon 08:00 · 40 BlowyMon 09:00 · 44 BlowyMon 10:00 · 49 FreshMon 11:00 · 53 FreshMon 12:00 · 57 FreshMon 13:00 · 61 FreshMon 14:00 · 66 DecentMon 15:00 · 62 DecentMon 16:00 · 58 FreshMon 17:00 · 54 FreshMon 18:00 · 42 BlowyMon 19:00 · 48 FreshMon 22:00 · 45 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 53 Fresh · nightTue 04:00 · 63 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 47 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 42 BlowyTue 13:00 · 58 FreshTue 16:00 · 71 DecentTue 19:00 · 68 DecentTue 22:00 · 63 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 69 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 82 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 69 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 49 FreshWed 13:00 · 34 BlowyWed 16:00 · 48 FreshWed 19:00 · 38 BlowyWed 22:00 · 25 Grim · nightThu 01:00 · 31 Blowy · nightThu 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 79 DecentThu 19:00 · 71 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 15:00

46 Fresh
  • gentle breeze
  • showers possible
  • waves 1.2 m
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.2 m14 km/h
faces 317° NW · wind cross
Waves
1.2 m @ 11 s from WNW
Wind
14 km/h SW · gusts 48
Tide
1.4 m · lower half
Air
14°C · 0.3 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
15:0046 Fresh1.2 m (0.9 swell)11 sWNW14 km/h SW481.4 m 0.3 mm14°gentle breeze, showers possible, waves 1.2 m
16:0040 Blowy1.3 m (0.9 swell)11 sWNW24 km/h WSW441.3 m ▼0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
17:0035 Blowy1.3 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW26 km/h W441.3 m ▼dry14°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0023 Grim1.3 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW29 km/h W471.6 m dry14°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
19:0028 Blowy1.3 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW29 km/h W442.0 m dry13°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0051 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW27 km/h WSW412.6 m dry13°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
21:0050 Fresh1.3 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW27 km/h W403.0 m dry12°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
22:0038 Blowy1.3 m (0.8 swell)11 sWNW30 km/h WNW383.2 m ▲dry12°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
23:0055 Fresh1.3 m (0.7 swell)11 sWNW25 km/h W373.3 m ▲dry12°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0066 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)11 sWNW16 km/h WSW353.1 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
01:0062 Decent1.2 m (0.7 swell)11 sWNW17 km/h SW332.6 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.2 m
02:0057 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)11 sWNW16 km/h SW312.1 m dry10°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
03:0052 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)11 sWNW16 km/h SW291.6 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
04:0047 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h SW291.4 m ▼dry10°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
05:0047 Fresh1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW14 km/h SW291.4 m ▼dry11°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
06:0051 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW16 km/h SW291.6 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
07:0056 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h SW282.0 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
08:0060 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h SW282.5 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
09:0070 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h SSW272.9 m dry11°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
10:0069 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW14 km/h SW263.2 m ▲dry12°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
11:0076 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW17 km/h WSW273.4 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
12:0072 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h WSW273.3 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
13:0067 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h W263.0 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
14:0069 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW7 km/h W262.6 m dry15°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
15:0065 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW6 km/h SSW262.1 m dry16°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
16:0055 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h SSW281.7 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
17:0050 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h SSW301.5 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
18:0056 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW11 km/h SSW311.5 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
19:0060 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW9 km/h SSW311.6 m dry14°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
20:0065 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW9 km/h SSW331.9 m dry13°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
21:0066 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW8 km/h SSW362.3 m dry13°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
22:0070 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW9 km/h S402.6 m dry13°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
23:0069 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW13 km/h SSW422.9 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0076 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h SSW463.0 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
01:0045 Fresh1.0 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW29 km/h SSW482.9 m ▲dry14°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
02:0040 Blowy1.0 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW29 km/h SSW492.6 m dry13°fresh breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
03:0048 Fresh1.0 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW28 km/h SSW492.2 m dry13°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
04:0043 Blowy1.1 m (0.7 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h SSW481.9 m dry12°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
05:0038 Blowy1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW21 km/h SSW471.7 m ▼0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
06:0049 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW19 km/h SSW451.6 m ▼0.1 mm13°gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
07:0043 Blowy1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW21 km/h SSW431.7 m ▼0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
08:0047 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW22 km/h SW422.0 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.1 m
09:0051 Fresh1.1 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SSW412.4 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
10:0056 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SSW412.7 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
11:0060 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW24 km/h SSW413.0 m 0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
12:0064 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h SSW423.2 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
13:0064 Decent1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SSW423.3 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
14:0060 Fresh1.0 m (0.6 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SW433.1 m 0.1 mm17°moderate breeze, dry, 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
03:3010:1016:2022:35
Low 03:30 · 1.1 mHigh 10:10 · 3.6 mLow 16:20 · 1.2 mHigh 22:35 · 3.3 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 · Fresh · sea 15° · 1.2 mFri, 2 Oct 14:30–15:30 · gentle breeze, showers possible, waves 1.2 m
🌊 Bundoran dip · Decent · sea 15° · 1.0 mSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · gentle breeze, dry, waves 1.0 m
🌊 Bundoran dip · Decent · sea 15° · 1.0 mSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.0 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.