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Banagher 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
75
Decent · light winds, rain
Wind
6 km/h
Light breeze, SSW, gusts 50
Daylight
07:35
Sunrise. Sunset 19:07. Air 10°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
19:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
☀ 07:35–19:07
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 11 km/h
☀ 07:37–19:05
Sun, 4 Oct
11:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 16 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:02
Mon, 5 Oct
18:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 19 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:00
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry · 7 km/h
☀ 07:43–18:57
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 78/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 13 km/h
☀ 07:45–18:55
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 84/100
light winds, showers possible · 8 km/h
☀ 07:47–18:52

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 15:0075 · Decentlight winds · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 14:00 · 54 FreshFri 15:00 · 75 DecentFri 16:00 · 81 GrandFri 17:00 · 81 GrandFri 18:00 · 81 GrandFri 19:00 · 86 GrandFri 20:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 92 GrandSat 09:00 · 92 GrandSat 10:00 · 92 GrandSat 11:00 · 97 GrandSat 12:00 · 97 GrandSat 13:00 · 97 GrandSat 14:00 · 91 GrandSat 15:00 · 97 GrandSat 16:00 · 97 GrandSat 17:00 · 97 GrandSat 18:00 · 97 GrandSat 19:00 · 97 GrandSat 20:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 89 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 89 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 83 GrandSun 09:00 · 73 DecentSun 10:00 · 83 GrandSun 11:00 · 86 GrandSun 12:00 · 86 GrandSun 13:00 · 86 GrandSun 14:00 · 73 DecentSun 15:00 · 72 DecentSun 16:00 · 69 DecentSun 17:00 · 72 DecentSun 18:00 · 76 DecentSun 19:00 · 76 DecentSun 20:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 70 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 67 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 69 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 81 GrandMon 09:00 · 73 DecentMon 10:00 · 81 GrandMon 11:00 · 81 GrandMon 12:00 · 73 DecentMon 13:00 · 76 DecentMon 14:00 · 76 DecentMon 15:00 · 76 DecentMon 16:00 · 76 DecentMon 17:00 · 73 DecentMon 18:00 · 83 GrandMon 19:00 · 83 GrandMon 22:00 · 78 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 84 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 89 GrandTue 19:00 · 92 GrandTue 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 78 DecentWed 13:00 · 78 DecentWed 16:00 · 68 DecentWed 19:00 · 78 DecentWed 22:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 84 GrandThu 19:00 · 78 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 15:00

75 Decent
  • light winds
  • rain
NESWsunrisesunset6 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
6 km/h SSW · gusts 50
Tide
–
Air
10°C · 1.1 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
15:0075 Decent–––6 km/h SSW50–1.1 mm10°light winds, rain
16:0081 Grand–––21 km/h SW47–0.1 mm12°moderate breeze, dry
17:0081 Grand–––20 km/h WSW44–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
18:0081 Grand–––21 km/h W42–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
19:0086 Grand–––17 km/h WSW37–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
20:0086 Grand–––13 km/h WSW29–dry8°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
21:0086 Grand–––15 km/h WSW25–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
22:0092 Grand–––12 km/h W22–dry7°light winds, dry
23:0092 Grand–––10 km/h W21–dry6°light winds, dry, sunny
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand–––7 km/h WNW18–dry5°light winds, dry, sunny
01:0086 Grand–––7 km/h WNW17–dry4°light winds, dry
02:0086 Grand–––6 km/h W16–dry4°light winds, dry
03:0086 Grand–––5 km/h W16–dry5°light winds, dry
04:0086 Grand–––7 km/h W18–dry6°light winds, dry
05:0092 Grand–––8 km/h WNW18–dry6°light winds, dry
06:0092 Grand–––7 km/h W19–dry7°light winds, dry
07:0092 Grand–––5 km/h W19–dry7°light winds, dry
08:0092 Grand–––1 km/h NNW19–dry7°light winds, dry
09:0092 Grand–––3 km/h SW18–dry8°light winds, dry
10:0092 Grand–––9 km/h WSW19–dry9°light winds, dry
11:0097 Grand–––11 km/h SW25–dry10°light winds, dry
12:0097 Grand–––8 km/h WSW28–dry11°light winds, dry
13:0097 Grand–––12 km/h SW30–dry12°light winds, dry
14:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SW31–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
15:0097 Grand–––12 km/h SW30–dry12°light winds, dry, sunny
16:0097 Grand–––8 km/h SSW29–dry12°light winds, dry
17:0097 Grand–––7 km/h SSW28–dry13°light winds, dry
18:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SSW29–dry12°light winds, dry
19:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SSW29–dry10°light winds, dry
20:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SSW28–dry9°light winds, dry
21:0092 Grand–––10 km/h SW27–dry9°light winds, dry
22:0092 Grand–––10 km/h SSW27–dry9°light winds, dry
23:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SSW28–dry9°light winds, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0092 Grand–––5 km/h SSW30–dry9°light winds, dry
01:0092 Grand–––5 km/h SSW32–0.1 mm9°light winds, dry
02:0092 Grand–––5 km/h SSW33–0.1 mm9°light winds, dry
03:0084 Grand–––3 km/h SW34–0.2 mm9°light winds, showers possible
04:0084 Grand–––11 km/h SW36–0.2 mm10°light winds, showers possible
05:0084 Grand–––11 km/h SW37–0.3 mm10°light winds, showers possible
06:0089 Grand–––11 km/h WSW38–0.3 mm10°light winds, showers possible
07:0089 Grand–––12 km/h SW39–0.3 mm10°light winds, showers possible
08:0083 Grand–––19 km/h SW41–0.3 mm12°gentle breeze, showers possible
09:0073 Decent–––21 km/h SW41–0.3 mm12°moderate breeze, showers possible
10:0083 Grand–––15 km/h SW41–0.3 mm13°gentle breeze, showers possible
11:0086 Grand–––16 km/h SW42–0.3 mm13°gentle breeze, showers possible
12:0086 Grand–––14 km/h SW43–0.3 mm13°gentle breeze, showers possible
13:0086 Grand–––16 km/h SW44–0.3 mm13°gentle breeze, showers possible
14:0073 Decent–––23 km/h SW44–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, rain

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.

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Put Banagher 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.

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🌊 Banagher Lough dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Banagher Lough dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Banagher Lough dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 10:30–11:30 · gentle breeze, showers possible

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