May bank holiday on the way

May bank holiday is on the way and surf forecast is looking good. We are expecting a big swell so there will be plenty of waves at all spots. The winds will be SW so Streedagh could be a good option. Rossnowlagh will also have waves but Bundoran will be too big for the beach. Waves at the reefs but a bit messy with the wind probably. If you are coming to Bundoran expect it to be busy and book a bed in advance. Being May means that the water is definitely warming up and some people are wearing 4:3's and even summer suits.

We had some a stag party out surfing at the weekend, and as you can see from the photo they were looking very stylish. The can of beer and pack of smokes shows just how serious these guys were about surfing. Anyway, they all got a few waves and had a great weekend in 'Fundoran'.

We had some decent waves yesterday and good weather. Check this sunset shot at Tullaghan taken from Pete's appartment. Being this close to the surf means is the best man for a surf report.

Josh emailed from Potugal to keep us updated on his and Karls Portugal trip

hey guys just in portugal, pretty sick place spendin most of our time in peniche as its good with the wind and swell directions, supertubes is sick love it, havent surfed coxos yet as its always been north wind but supers has been on big bazzas and heaps of sand in ya undies when ya dont make them thats what carl says anyways cause i always make it ha ha, heaps of irish over here been having a bit of craic and owe alot of people pints when i get back but its grand.

The superfreak wetsuit is sick if i were to sell one i would encourage them to drop a size as it is so flexy, first couple of surfs it feels kinda small but then they kinda mould to your body shape, im usually LT but the large is sweet so yeah thats what i reckon and yeah its real warm too, stoked boys legends. gonna be home next week maybe friday or thursday see how the buses go and the rest. might get a chance to surf the big boards this weekend so my fingers are crossed, jealous of those lakey pics and carl reckons he and aidan scored killcummen sooo jealous of that one, cant wait to get back and go surfing with yous again its on this season.......... josh

After Oz we hit Indo for some early season action. Even after summer in Oz Indo was hot and humid. A swell hit as soon as we arrived so we bolted for Sumbawa which is 2 islands to the east of Bali. Lakeys in Sumbawa is a little like Bundoran with at least 6 reef in walking distance with the main wave being a peak with a left and right. March is normally early season in Indo when swells can be inconsistent but the winds and crowds can be lighter. The water is so warm that you often sweat in the water while paddling and sunburn is a major hazard. Good tip is to buy board shorts with a zip pocket were you can keep zinc for your nose The first swell was pumping but dropped quickly and left us gagging for more. The next swell wasn’t looking big on the charts but it was 6foot plus. Unfortunately it also coincided with full moon tides meaning that it was super shallow on the low tide. Also with a lot of water moving around some of the waves were nasty rather than ‘indo perfect’. It is possible to surf Nungas a long left a little like Tullaghan left on these swells which never really gets crowded.

About 6 of us headed out for the early low tide surf with Rick a fellow bundoran resident charging on his backhand. After a few early ones we got rattled as one of the Hawaiian guys had a suspected broken neck and the reef was pretty try. The take off wasn’t too bad but once the wave doubled up in the inside you didn’t want to fall off. Definitely some of the most perfect waves I have seen in my lifetime. When we got in the Hawaiian guy was on a spinal board trying to get a helicopter to Bali. A few nervous people were busy on the internet trying to get travel insurance, it is a necessity as copters often cost over $20 000. The copter didn’t come for two and a half days and the poor guy was just lying there contemplating his fate. The surf continued to pump. After many excuses the helicopter was too take him to the local airport were a medivac plane was going to whip him too Singapore. Unbelievably the plane at the local airport over shot the runway and crashed. Not sure what happened after that. Definitely made you think when the reef was shallow.