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Barnes 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.
Dip score now
73
Decent · moderate breeze, showers possible
Wind
23 km/h
Moderate breeze, SW, gusts 50
Daylight
07:35
Sunrise. Sunset 19:07. Air 11°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
19:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
☀ 07:35–19:07
Sat, 3 Oct
12:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:37–19:04
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 18 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:02
Mon, 5 Oct
18:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 19 km/h
☀ 07:41–18:59
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 11 km/h
☀ 07:42–18:57
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, dry · 13 km/h
☀ 07:44–18:54
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 84/100
light winds, showers possible · 9 km/h
☀ 07:46–18:52

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 16:0073 · Decentmoderate breeze · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 13:00 · 27 GrimFri 14:00 · 48 FreshFri 15:00 · 59 FreshFri 16:00 · 73 DecentFri 17:00 · 81 GrandFri 18:00 · 81 GrandFri 19:00 · 86 GrandFri 20:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 92 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 · 92 GrandSat 12:00 · 97 GrandSat 13:00 · 97 GrandSat 14:00 · 91 GrandSat 15:00 · 91 GrandSat 16:00 · 97 GrandSat 17:00 · 97 GrandSat 18:00 · 91 GrandSat 19:00 · 91 GrandSat 20:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 78 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 73 DecentSun 09:00 · 73 DecentSun 10:00 · 73 DecentSun 11:00 · 73 DecentSun 12:00 · 83 GrandSun 13:00 · 73 DecentSun 14:00 · 72 DecentSun 15:00 · 72 DecentSun 16:00 · 70 DecentSun 17:00 · 72 DecentSun 18:00 · 76 DecentSun 19:00 · 76 DecentSun 20:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 70 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 81 GrandMon 09:00 · 81 GrandMon 10:00 · 81 GrandMon 11:00 · 81 GrandMon 12:00 · 81 GrandMon 13:00 · 73 DecentMon 14:00 · 73 DecentMon 15:00 · 73 DecentMon 16:00 · 73 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 · 82 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 84 GrandTue 13:00 · 89 GrandTue 16:00 · 97 GrandTue 19:00 · 92 GrandTue 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 86 GrandWed 13:00 · 78 DecentWed 16:00 · 68 DecentWed 19:00 · 78 DecentWed 22:00 · 72 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 80 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 84 GrandThu 19:00 · 78 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 16:00

73 Decent
  • moderate breeze
  • showers possible
NESWsunrisesunset23 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
23 km/h SW · gusts 50
Tide
–
Air
11°C · 0.2 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
15:0059 Fresh–––17 km/h SW54–1.5 mm9°gentle breeze, rain
16:0073 Decent–––23 km/h SW50–0.2 mm11°moderate breeze, showers possible
17:0081 Grand–––21 km/h WSW46–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
18:0081 Grand–––21 km/h WSW43–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
19:0086 Grand–––17 km/h WSW39–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
20:0086 Grand–––14 km/h WSW31–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
21:0086 Grand–––16 km/h WSW27–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
22:0086 Grand–––13 km/h WSW25–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
23:0086 Grand–––13 km/h WSW24–dry6°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand–––10 km/h W22–dry5°light winds, dry
01:0092 Grand–––12 km/h W21–dry6°light winds, dry
02:0086 Grand–––11 km/h W20–dry6°light winds, dry
03:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WSW20–dry6°light winds, dry
04:0086 Grand–––9 km/h WSW21–dry5°light winds, dry
05:0092 Grand–––9 km/h WSW21–dry6°light winds, dry
06:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WSW22–dry7°light winds, dry
07:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WSW22–dry7°light winds, dry
08:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SW21–dry7°light winds, dry
09:0092 Grand–––10 km/h SW21–dry8°light winds, dry
10:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SW23–dry8°light winds, dry
11:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SW26–dry9°light winds, dry
12:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SW29–dry10°light winds, dry
13:0097 Grand–––12 km/h SW31–dry11°light winds, dry
14:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SW32–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
15:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SW32–dry12°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
16:0097 Grand–––11 km/h SW31–dry12°light winds, dry
17:0097 Grand–––11 km/h SW31–dry12°light winds, dry
18:0091 Grand–––15 km/h SSW32–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––17 km/h SSW33–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
20:0086 Grand–––16 km/h SSW34–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
21:0086 Grand–––17 km/h SSW35–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
22:0086 Grand–––18 km/h SSW35–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
23:0086 Grand–––18 km/h SW36–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0086 Grand–––17 km/h SSW37–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
01:0086 Grand–––16 km/h SW39–0.1 mm9°gentle breeze, dry
02:0086 Grand–––15 km/h SW40–0.1 mm9°gentle breeze, dry
03:0078 Decent–––14 km/h SW41–0.2 mm9°gentle breeze, showers possible
04:0078 Decent–––18 km/h SW42–0.2 mm9°gentle breeze, showers possible
05:0068 Decent–––22 km/h SW44–0.4 mm9°moderate breeze, showers possible
06:0068 Decent–––20 km/h SW44–0.3 mm10°moderate breeze, showers possible
07:0073 Decent–––20 km/h SW45–0.3 mm10°moderate breeze, showers possible
08:0073 Decent–––21 km/h SW46–0.3 mm11°moderate breeze, showers possible
09:0073 Decent–––26 km/h SW46–0.3 mm12°moderate breeze, showers possible
10:0073 Decent–––21 km/h SW46–0.3 mm12°moderate breeze, showers possible
11:0073 Decent–––21 km/h SW47–0.4 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible
12:0083 Grand–––18 km/h SW48–0.3 mm13°gentle breeze, showers possible
13:0073 Decent–––21 km/h SW48–0.3 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible
14:0072 Decent–––23 km/h SW43–0.3 mm13°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 Barnes 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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🌊 Barnes Lough dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Barnes Lough dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Barnes Lough dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · 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.