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Ballybwee Lough

Monitored, not designated

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Any tidePrefer highPrefer low
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.
Dip score now
100
Grand · light winds, dry
Wind
12 km/h
Light breeze, SW, gusts 22
Daylight
07:45
Sunrise. Sunset 19:14. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
12:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 12 km/h
☀ 07:45–19:14
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 23 km/h
☀ 07:46–19:11
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 27 km/h
☀ 07:48–19:09
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 22 km/h
☀ 07:50–19:07
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Fresh 57/100
fresh breeze, showers possible · 31 km/h
☀ 07:52–19:04
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 12 km/h
☀ 07:54–19:02
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Fresh 48/100
fresh breeze, rain · 36 km/h
☀ 07:55–18:59

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 12:00100 · Grandlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 10:00 · 100 GrandSat 11:00 · 100 GrandSat 12:00 · 100 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 94 GrandSat 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 84 GrandSun 09:00 · 84 GrandSun 10:00 · 84 GrandSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 68 DecentSun 14:00 · 68 DecentSun 15:00 · 68 DecentSun 16:00 · 68 DecentSun 17:00 · 68 DecentSun 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 · 84 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 84 GrandMon 09:00 · 84 GrandMon 10:00 · 84 GrandMon 11:00 · 68 DecentMon 12:00 · 68 DecentMon 13:00 · 68 DecentMon 14:00 · 68 DecentMon 15:00 · 84 GrandMon 16:00 · 84 GrandMon 17:00 · 84 GrandMon 18:00 · 84 GrandMon 19:00 · 84 GrandMon 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 21:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 23:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 00:00 · 60 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 60 Fresh · nightTue 02:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 03:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 05:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 06:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 76 DecentTue 13:00 · 84 GrandTue 16:00 · 84 GrandTue 19:00 · 81 GrandTue 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 73 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 53 FreshWed 13:00 · 57 FreshWed 16:00 · 57 FreshWed 19:00 · 57 FreshWed 22:00 · 57 Fresh · nightThu 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightThu 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 10:00 · 86 GrandThu 13:00 · 76 DecentThu 19:00 · 46 FreshFri 01:00 · 29 Blowy · nightFri 07:00 · 15 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 45 FreshFri 19:00 · 48 Fresh

Sat, 3 Oct, 12:00

100 Grand
  • light winds
  • dry
  • sunny
NESWsunrisesunset12 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
12 km/h SW · gusts 22
Tide
–
Air
15°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
12:00100 Grand–––12 km/h SW22–dry15°light winds, dry, sunny
13:0094 Grand–––12 km/h SSW24–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SSW26–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
15:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SSW28–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW30–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SSW31–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SSW31–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
19:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SSW31–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
20:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SSW31–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
21:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW33–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
22:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW37–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
23:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW41–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SSW43–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
01:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW45–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
02:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW45–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
03:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW45–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
04:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW45–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
05:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW44–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
06:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW44–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
07:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW45–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
08:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SW46–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
09:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SSW46–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
10:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW47–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
11:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SSW49–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
12:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SW50–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
13:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SSW51–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
14:0068 Decent–––33 km/h SSW51–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
15:0068 Decent–––34 km/h SW51–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
16:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SSW51–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
17:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SSW49–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
18:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SW47–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
19:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SW44–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
20:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SW43–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
21:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SW42–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
22:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SW44–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
23:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SW44–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
Monday, 5 October
00:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SW44–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
01:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SW45–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
02:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SW46–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
03:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SW46–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
04:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SW45–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
05:0084 Grand–––24 km/h WSW46–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
06:0084 Grand–––26 km/h WSW44–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
07:0094 Grand–––19 km/h WSW44–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
08:0084 Grand–––27 km/h WSW41–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
09:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SW40–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
10:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SW39–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
11:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SW39–0.1 mm15°fresh 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

Open in Maps · OpenStreetMap

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

Sauna after?

Cois Tra Rugged Retreat · Connemara Sands Hotel, Mannin Bay, Ballyconneely · 3 km · fixed

Sweathouse (Renvyle) · Gurteen Pier, Renvyle, Connemara · 22 km · fixed

Put Ballybwee 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
🌊 Ballybwee Lough dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Ballybwee Lough dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, dry
🌊 Ballybwee Lough dip · GrandMon, 5 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, dry

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