Ballycuggeran
Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag
Best dip each day
Daylight hours, preferring high tideWeek at a glance
Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.Fri, 2 Oct, 16:00
63 Decent- moderate breeze
- rain
Meteogram
Score, waves, wind (green offshore, amber cross, red onshore), rain and air, tideHour by hour
Next 48 hours| Time | Dip | Waves | Period | From | Wind | Gust | Tide | Rain | Air | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | ||||||||||
| 16:00 | 63 Decent | – | – | – | 25 km/h WSW | 49 | – | 1.8 mm | 15° | moderate breeze, rain |
| 17:00 | 84 Grand | – | – | – | 23 km/h WSW | 39 | – | dry | 15° | moderate breeze, dry |
| 18:00 | 84 Grand | – | – | – | 20 km/h W | 35 | – | dry | 14° | moderate breeze, dry |
| 19:00 | 91 Grand | – | – | – | 15 km/h WSW | 31 | – | dry | 13° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 20:00 | 97 Grand | – | – | – | 9 km/h WSW | 24 | – | dry | 11° | light winds, dry |
| 21:00 | 97 Grand | – | – | – | 8 km/h SW | 19 | – | dry | 11° | light winds, dry |
| 22:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 8 km/h WSW | 17 | – | dry | 10° | light winds, dry |
| 23:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 8 km/h SW | 16 | – | dry | 9° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| Saturday, 3 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 8 km/h SSW | 15 | – | dry | 8° | light winds, dry |
| 01:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 9 km/h S | 14 | – | dry | 7° | light winds, dry |
| 02:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 6 km/h SSW | 13 | – | dry | 7° | light winds, dry |
| 03:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 10 km/h S | 13 | – | dry | 7° | light winds, dry |
| 04:00 | 86 Grand | – | – | – | 14 km/h SSE | 13 | – | dry | 8° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 05:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 12 km/h SSE | 13 | – | dry | 8° | light winds, dry |
| 06:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 9 km/h SSE | 13 | – | dry | 8° | light winds, dry |
| 07:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 11 km/h SSE | 13 | – | dry | 8° | light winds, dry |
| 08:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 12 km/h SSE | 12 | – | dry | 8° | light winds, dry |
| 09:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 11 km/h SSE | 12 | – | dry | 9° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| 10:00 | 97 Grand | – | – | – | 12 km/h SSE | 14 | – | dry | 10° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| 11:00 | 91 Grand | – | – | – | 12 km/h SSE | 16 | – | dry | 12° | gentle breeze, dry, sunny |
| 12:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 13 km/h SSE | 18 | – | dry | 14° | gentle breeze, dry, sunny |
| 13:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 13 km/h S | 21 | – | dry | 15° | gentle breeze, dry, sunny |
| 14:00 | 100 Grand | – | – | – | 11 km/h S | 23 | – | dry | 16° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| 15:00 | 100 Grand | – | – | – | 10 km/h S | 23 | – | dry | 16° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| 16:00 | 100 Grand | – | – | – | 11 km/h S | 23 | – | dry | 16° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| 17:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 13 km/h S | 24 | – | dry | 16° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 18:00 | 100 Grand | – | – | – | 9 km/h S | 23 | – | dry | 15° | light winds, dry |
| 19:00 | 100 Grand | – | – | – | 9 km/h SSW | 22 | – | dry | 14° | light winds, dry |
| 20:00 | 91 Grand | – | – | – | 15 km/h S | 26 | – | dry | 12° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 21:00 | 91 Grand | – | – | – | 17 km/h S | 29 | – | dry | 12° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 22:00 | 91 Grand | – | – | – | 15 km/h S | 30 | – | dry | 11° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 23:00 | 91 Grand | – | – | – | 14 km/h S | 30 | – | dry | 10° | gentle breeze, dry |
| Sunday, 4 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 91 Grand | – | – | – | 16 km/h S | 31 | – | dry | 10° | gentle breeze, dry, sunny |
| 01:00 | 91 Grand | – | – | – | 17 km/h S | 31 | – | dry | 10° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 02:00 | 91 Grand | – | – | – | 19 km/h SSW | 32 | – | dry | 11° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 03:00 | 91 Grand | – | – | – | 17 km/h S | 32 | – | dry | 11° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 04:00 | 91 Grand | – | – | – | 16 km/h S | 32 | – | dry | 11° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 05:00 | 91 Grand | – | – | – | 15 km/h S | 32 | – | dry | 11° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 06:00 | 91 Grand | – | – | – | 14 km/h SSE | 31 | – | dry | 11° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 07:00 | 91 Grand | – | – | – | 15 km/h SSE | 31 | – | dry | 11° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 08:00 | 91 Grand | – | – | – | 16 km/h SSE | 31 | – | dry | 11° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 09:00 | 91 Grand | – | – | – | 18 km/h S | 32 | – | dry | 12° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 10:00 | 81 Grand | – | – | – | 20 km/h S | 33 | – | dry | 13° | moderate breeze, dry |
| 11:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 19 km/h S | 33 | – | 0.1 mm | 14° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 12:00 | 84 Grand | – | – | – | 25 km/h SSW | 33 | – | dry | 16° | moderate breeze, dry |
| 13:00 | 84 Grand | – | – | – | 23 km/h S | 35 | – | dry | 16° | moderate breeze, dry |
| 14:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 18 km/h SW | 37 | – | dry | 17° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 15:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 18 km/h SW | 37 | – | dry | 18° | gentle breeze, dry |
The spot
Lakes have no tide or swell; the score is wind, rain, air temperature and daylight. Know better? Tell us.
Water quality
Recent grades: 2024 Excellent, 2023 Excellent, 2022 Excellent. The EPA flags a short-term pollution risk here after heavy rain.
On the ground
As listed by Clare County Council. Open in Maps.
Sauna after?
Lakeside Sauna · Youghal Quay, Lough Derg, Co. Tipperary · 20 km · fixed
Sauna Fiain · Renville Pier, Oranmore, Co. Galway · 56 km · fixed
Ballycuggeran bathing area is sandy and extends approximately 80m along the shoreline of Lough Derg Special Protection Area. The shoreline in the vicinity of the bathing area is fringed with swamp vegetation. Lough Derg supports a vast variety of birds and fish species. Lough Derg is a popular lake for swimming, sailing and wind surfing. It is also popular for fishing. Beach bye-laws are in place with horse riding and dogs prohibited between 11am and 6pm during the summer season.
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