Bundoran Main Beach

Co. Donegal · faces W · partly sheltered ·

Blue Flagtown beachpromenadeLifeguards in seasonToiletsParkingWheelchair accessiblePublic transportNo dogs (check local bylaws for dates)

Cross-shore wind, calm sea.

Scores are estimates from forecasts, not a safety rating. Before you go in

Tides (model): Low 01:00 · High 08:00 · Low 14:00 · High 20:00

Sunrise 08:00 · Sunset 16:33 · UV 0 (low)

Water quality

ExcellentLatest official EPA rating (2025 season) · 2024: Excellent · 2023: Excellent · 2022: Excellent

The EPA rates each bathing season after it ends, using the last four years of samples: the 2026 rating is usually published in spring 2027.

After heavy rain this beach can have short-term pollution. Check for alerts on beaches.ie before swimming, especially in summer.

Source: EPA bathing water data (Bundoran), CC BY 4.0. Water is tested from June to mid-September. Beach profile (PDF)

Hour by hour · Overall · Today

Wind in

Time	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Score	dark	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.7	5.1	5.4	5.3	5.4	5.2	4.8	dark	dark	dark	dark	dark
Wind kn	12	15	16	16	16	19	14	11	14	11	13	17	16	16	16	17
Direction	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Waves at beach m	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2
Swell offshore m · s	0.7 4s	0.7 4s	0.7 4s	0.7 4s	0.8 4s	0.8 4s	0.8 4s	0.8 4s	0.9 4s	0.9 5s	0.9 5s	0.9 5s	0.9 5s	0.9 5s	0.9 5s	0.9 5s
Tide
Water °C	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6
Air °C	7	7	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9
Rain chance %	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	27	41	60	80	90	83	67	53
Rain mm	0	0	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.7	0.2
Cloud %	89	100	98	91	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

Highlighted columns: the best 3-hour window; grey columns are before sunrise or after sunset. Tides come from a global model and can be off by up to an hour: check local tide tables before swimming.