Bundoran is a very interesting place for surfers. The city beach draws people going for the surf after work, best time to catch them is late afternoon in autumn. The below was taken at Tullan Strand, the other big beach that stretches between Ballshannon and Bundoran, but can only be reached from the Bundoran-side (aprx. 6 km distance). It was taken in September, which is a surprisingly pleasant time for journeys to Ireland: often May and early June and September and October are nicer than the actual summer.
There are quite a couple of rental places in Bundoran, which is called Irelands Surf Capital. Here you can get the necessary equipment, and the most of them operate surf schools as well – all year round, clad in thick wetsuites.
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Shop around, compare, there will be a fitting offer.
Rossnowlagh, aprx. 8 km north of Ballyshannon, is another fine surfing spot. It is especially popular with beginners, for obvious reasons: beach and surf are endless and there are no rocks. Waves are usually less high than at Bundoran or even Mullaghmore Head, but steady and reliable. Here’s a little impression:
- Rossnowlagh Surf School
- Fin McCools Surf School
- Rossnowlagh Surf Club
- Bundoran Surf Co operate a Rossnowlagh Surf Camp as well
Mullaghmore, south of Bundoran, is the hot spot for the ambitious surfers. To catch the really high beasts surfers are being dragged out to sea. What awaits them there is competition-level. The video underneath was taken in 2020, when Bundoran-based Conor Maguire mastered a 20-meter-wave. There are very few places in Europe where you could tackle such a beast:
