Bundoran - The Peak

Bundoran, County Donegal

Bundoran is the surf capital of Ireland, a small seaside town with a number of good breaks within easy walking distance from the town and the holiday accommodation making Bundoran a perfect place for surfing holiday.

The Peak is legendary wave – a long V-shaped reef which juts out into the middle of the bay facing west-north-west and offers a short hollow right, and a long bashable left. It works well off a west to southwest swells and can hold waves up to 10 feet. Best two hours either side of low tide. It's one the most perfect waves in Europe and is ridable on most wind directions. Gets crowded, but nothing like as crowded as, say, Croyde or Fistral even on a good day. Not a wave for beginners; expect to get a thrashing if you get it wrong. Show respect to the locals and be friendly and you'll be treated to some of the legendary Irish hospitality.

3-D is a short hollow right-hander between The Peak and the beach which works from mid- to high-tide. It has a tendency to suck dry, so is probably best left to the small number of locals and bodyboarders who ride it. It works up to about six feet.

To the north is Tullan Strand which is a long beach with peaky lefts and rights. Tullan always has a wave of some sorts and is rarely flat.

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Surf Information

Break type: Sand and reef
Offshore wind direction: South easterly
Swell direction: Westerly
Wave direction: Lefts and rights
Ability: Intermediate
Water quality: Good
Lifeguard service: Main beach has lifeguards on duty during the summer months
National Trust: No
Access: Main road
Car parks: Two main

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Tips

World class waves are within easy reach. Bundoran is a great base for exploration.

Note that hard boards aren't available to hire, so take your own or buy one there!

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Hazards

• Rocks.

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Facilities

• Despite having a wintertime population of only a couple of thousand, the town has more than 30 pubs; the Ould Bridge Bar, which overlooks the bay, is a classic surfers’ hangout.
• Plenty of surf hostels.
• Surf shops
• Surf schools. No hard boards to hire!

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