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Ballin Lough

Monitored, not designated

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Not an EPA-monitored bathing water. This lake comes from OpenStreetMap. There is no water-quality testing, no bathing notices and no facilities information here; the score is weather and daylight only. Check locally for blue-green algae warnings before you swim.
Met Éireann Yellow yellow; Moderate warning. Rain warning for Mayo Until 12:00 Fri, 2 Oct.
Dip score now
57
Fresh · moderate breeze, rain
Wind
25 km/h
Moderate breeze, SSW, gusts 44
Daylight
07:41
Sunrise. Sunset 19:14. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
14:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 26 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:14
Sat, 3 Oct
13:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 11 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:11
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:44–19:09
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 15 km/h
☀ 07:46–19:06
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:48–19:04
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 15 km/h
☀ 07:50–19:01
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 13 km/h
☀ 07:52–18:59

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 10:0057 · Freshmoderate breeze · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 08:00 · 76 DecentFri 09:00 · 66 DecentFri 10:00 · 57 FreshFri 11:00 · 54 FreshFri 12:00 · 61 FreshFri 13:00 · 83 GrandFri 14:00 · 84 GrandFri 15:00 · 84 GrandFri 16:00 · 84 GrandFri 17:00 · 84 GrandFri 18:00 · 84 GrandFri 19:00 · 84 GrandFri 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 92 GrandSat 09:00 · 92 GrandSat 10:00 · 97 GrandSat 11:00 · 94 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 100 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 100 GrandSat 20:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 84 GrandSun 09:00 · 76 DecentSun 10:00 · 84 GrandSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 94 GrandSun 13:00 · 76 DecentSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 84 GrandSun 18:00 · 84 GrandSun 19:00 · 84 GrandSun 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 76 DecentMon 13:00 · 76 DecentMon 16:00 · 76 DecentMon 19:00 · 86 GrandMon 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 87 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 94 GrandTue 16:00 · 94 GrandTue 19:00 · 97 GrandTue 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 83 GrandWed 19:00 · 83 GrandThu 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 73 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 10:00

57 Fresh
  • moderate breeze
  • rain
NESWsunrisesunset25 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
25 km/h SSW · gusts 44
Tide
–
Air
15°C · 2.9 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
09:0066 Decent–––21 km/h S39–1.3 mm14°moderate breeze, rain
10:0057 Fresh–––25 km/h SSW44–2.9 mm15°moderate breeze, rain
11:0054 Fresh–––24 km/h SSW50–4.5 mm15°moderate breeze, rain
12:0061 Fresh–––17 km/h WSW51–3.4 mm11°gentle breeze, rain
13:0083 Grand–––18 km/h SW41–0.7 mm13°gentle breeze, showers possible
14:0084 Grand–––26 km/h WSW40–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
15:0084 Grand–––22 km/h W40–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––24 km/h W42–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––25 km/h W44–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
18:0084 Grand–––25 km/h W40–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
19:0084 Grand–––25 km/h W37–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
20:0081 Grand–––24 km/h W33–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
21:0081 Grand–––23 km/h W29–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
22:0091 Grand–––16 km/h WNW26–dry11°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
23:0091 Grand–––14 km/h W22–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0091 Grand–––14 km/h WSW19–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
01:0097 Grand–––12 km/h SW19–dry11°light winds, dry
02:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SSW20–dry11°light winds, dry
03:0097 Grand–––9 km/h SSW20–dry11°light winds, dry
04:0097 Grand–––9 km/h SW20–dry11°light winds, dry
05:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SW19–dry12°light winds, dry
06:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SW18–dry11°light winds, dry, sunny
07:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SSW17–dry10°light winds, dry, sunny
08:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SSE16–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
09:0092 Grand–––10 km/h S15–dry9°light winds, dry
10:0097 Grand–––9 km/h SSW17–dry13°light winds, dry
11:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SW21–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
12:0094 Grand–––12 km/h WSW23–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
13:00100 Grand–––11 km/h SW25–dry16°light winds, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSW28–dry17°gentle breeze, dry
15:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SSW30–dry17°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW32–dry16°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW31–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SSW30–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
19:00100 Grand–––12 km/h SSW28–dry14°light winds, dry
20:00100 Grand–––7 km/h SW27–dry13°light winds, dry
21:00100 Grand–––10 km/h SSW30–dry14°light winds, dry
22:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW32–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
23:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW34–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW36–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
01:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW39–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
02:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW40–dry16°gentle breeze, dry
03:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SW40–0.1 mm16°gentle breeze, dry
04:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW41–0.1 mm16°gentle breeze, dry
05:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SSW42–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
06:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SW42–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
07:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SW41–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
08:0084 Grand–––22 km/h WSW38–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry

The spot

Faces
Unknown (inland)
Swell window
None (sheltered)
Exposure
Lake
Water
Not classified

Lakes have no tide or swell; the score is wind, rain, air temperature and daylight. Know better? Tell us.

Getting there

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Access, parking and swimming areas are not recorded for this lake. Respect private land.

Sauna after?

The Wild Atlantic Sauna (Slainte Saunas) · Old Head Beach, Louisburgh · 17 km · fixed

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Put Ballin Lough in your calendar

Dipper Plus drops the best dip hour here into your phone every day, with waves, sea temperature, tide and a 45-minute nudge. Up to three spots.

Set up Dipper Plus
🌊 Ballin Lough dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 13:30–14:30 · moderate breeze, dry
🌊 Ballin Lough dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 12:30–13:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Ballin Lough dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · gentle breeze, dry

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Carrowbeg Lough

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Doo Lough

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Score is Dipper's own blend. It rates comfort, not safety. Forecast: Met Éireann. Lake data: © OpenStreetMap contributors.