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Black Lough

Monitored, not designated

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Dip score now
84
Grand · moderate breeze, dry
Wind
27 km/h
Moderate breeze, S, gusts 47
Daylight
07:32
Sunrise. Sunset 19:03. Air 14°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
17:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:32–19:03
Sat, 3 Oct
12:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:34–19:01
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 25 km/h
☀ 07:36–18:58
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 17 km/h
☀ 07:38–18:55
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
☀ 07:39–18:53
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 14 km/h
☀ 07:41–18:50
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 13 km/h
☀ 07:43–18:48

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 11:0084 · Grandmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 11:00 · 84 GrandFri 12:00 · 76 DecentFri 13:00 · 63 DecentFri 14:00 · 60 FreshFri 15:00 · 70 DecentFri 16:00 · 76 DecentFri 17:00 · 94 GrandFri 18:00 · 91 GrandFri 19:00 · 91 GrandFri 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 86 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 · 86 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 86 GrandSat 09:00 · 91 GrandSat 10:00 · 91 GrandSat 11:00 · 91 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 · 84 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 81 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 · 84 GrandSun 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 · 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 · 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 · 86 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 91 GrandTue 19:00 · 91 GrandTue 22:00 · 89 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 83 GrandWed 13:00 · 69 DecentWed 19:00 · 67 DecentThu 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 73 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 11:00

84 Grand
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset27 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
27 km/h S · gusts 47
Tide
–
Air
14°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
11:0084 Grand–––27 km/h S47–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
12:0076 Decent–––26 km/h S48–0.4 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
13:0063 Decent–––23 km/h S48–1.8 mm14°moderate breeze, rain
14:0060 Fresh–––28 km/h S49–2.4 mm14°moderate breeze, rain
15:0070 Decent–––19 km/h SW51–1.8 mm12°gentle breeze, rain
16:0076 Decent–––22 km/h SW46–0.5 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible
17:0094 Grand–––18 km/h WSW42–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
18:0091 Grand–––17 km/h WSW39–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WSW35–dry11°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
20:0091 Grand–––15 km/h SW28–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
21:0091 Grand–––17 km/h WSW27–dry10°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
22:0086 Grand–––18 km/h WSW28–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
23:0086 Grand–––17 km/h WSW28–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand–––15 km/h WSW27–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
01:0086 Grand–––14 km/h W26–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
02:0086 Grand–––13 km/h SW25–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
03:0086 Grand–––14 km/h SW23–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
04:0086 Grand–––15 km/h SW24–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
05:0086 Grand–––14 km/h SSW24–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
06:0086 Grand–––12 km/h SSW24–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
07:0092 Grand–––12 km/h SSW25–dry9°light winds, dry
08:0086 Grand–––15 km/h SW26–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
09:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SW25–dry10°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
10:0091 Grand–––12 km/h SW27–dry12°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
11:0091 Grand–––13 km/h WSW27–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
12:00100 Grand–––12 km/h WSW28–dry14°light winds, dry
13:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SW29–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SW30–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
15:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SW31–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SSW32–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW32–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––16 km/h S31–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
19:0094 Grand–––18 km/h S30–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
20:0094 Grand–––19 km/h S33–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
21:0084 Grand–––23 km/h S37–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
22:0081 Grand–––28 km/h S40–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
23:0065 Decent–––29 km/h S43–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0065 Decent–––30 km/h S45–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
01:0068 Decent–––31 km/h S46–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
02:0065 Decent–––30 km/h SSW47–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
03:0065 Decent–––30 km/h SSW47–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
04:0081 Grand–––28 km/h SSW46–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
05:0081 Grand–––28 km/h SSW46–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
06:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW45–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
07:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SSW44–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
08:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SW42–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
09:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SW42–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
10:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SW42–dry15°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 Sea View Sauna (Culdaff) · Culdaff Beach car park · 7 km · fixed

The Sea View Sauna (Shroove) · Shroove Beach, Greencastle, Inishowen · 11 km · fixed

HotBox Sea Sauna (Benone) · Benone Strand, Magilligan, Co. Londonderry (NI) · 16 km · fixed

Sauna & Sea · Portstewart Strand (National Trust), Co. Londonderry (NI) · 25 km · fixed

Put Black 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
🌊 Black Lough dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 16:30–17:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Black Lough dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Black Lough dip · GrandSun, 4 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.