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Black 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, S, gusts 42
Daylight
07:36
Sunrise. Sunset 19:09. Air 11°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
19:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:36–19:09
Sat, 3 Oct
13:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 12 km/h
☀ 07:38–19:06
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
☀ 07:40–19:04
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, showers possible · 10 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:01
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 16 km/h
☀ 07:44–18:59
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Decent 79/100
gentle breeze, rain · 19 km/h
☀ 07:45–18:56
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 12 km/h
☀ 07:47–18:54

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 10:0073 · Decentmoderate breeze · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 09:00 · 81 GrandFri 10:00 · 73 DecentFri 11:00 · 65 DecentFri 12:00 · 55 FreshFri 13:00 · 35 BlowyFri 14:00 · 64 DecentFri 15:00 · 83 GrandFri 16:00 · 81 GrandFri 17:00 · 81 GrandFri 18:00 · 81 GrandFri 19:00 · 91 GrandFri 20:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 92 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 · 100 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 91 GrandSat 19:00 · 91 GrandSat 20:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 94 GrandSun 09:00 · 94 GrandSun 10:00 · 94 GrandSun 11:00 · 94 GrandSun 12:00 · 94 GrandSun 13:00 · 94 GrandSun 14:00 · 94 GrandSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 16:00 · 94 GrandSun 17:00 · 94 GrandSun 18:00 · 94 GrandSun 19:00 · 94 GrandSun 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 97 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 86 GrandMon 13:00 · 86 GrandMon 16:00 · 86 GrandMon 19:00 · 92 GrandMon 22:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 89 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 91 GrandTue 19:00 · 78 DecentTue 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 80 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 80 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 74 DecentWed 13:00 · 79 DecentWed 19:00 · 72 DecentThu 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 68 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 10:00

73 Decent
  • moderate breeze
  • showers possible
NESWsunrisesunset23 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
23 km/h S · gusts 42
Tide
–
Air
11°C · 0.3 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
09:0081 Grand–––21 km/h SSE40–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
10:0073 Decent–––23 km/h S42–0.3 mm11°moderate breeze, showers possible
11:0065 Decent–––24 km/h S46–1.0 mm12°moderate breeze, rain
12:0055 Fresh–––28 km/h S48–2.6 mm12°moderate breeze, rain
13:0035 Blowy–––35 km/h SSW49–4.5 mm13°fresh breeze, rain
14:0064 Decent–––13 km/h SW42–2.8 mm11°gentle breeze, rain
15:0083 Grand–––15 km/h SSW36–0.4 mm12°gentle breeze, showers possible
16:0081 Grand–––20 km/h SW37–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
17:0081 Grand–––27 km/h W36–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
18:0081 Grand–––22 km/h W37–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––19 km/h W35–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
20:0086 Grand–––14 km/h WSW25–dry9°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
21:0086 Grand–––13 km/h WSW21–dry8°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
22:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WSW19–dry8°light winds, dry
23:0092 Grand–––9 km/h WSW17–dry8°light winds, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0092 Grand–––5 km/h WSW16–dry7°light winds, dry
01:0086 Grand–––2 km/h SW14–dry6°light winds, dry
02:0086 Grand–––2 km/h E13–dry5°light winds, dry, sunny
03:0086 Grand–––1 km/h NE12–dry5°light winds, dry
04:0086 Grand–––1 km/h N12–dry6°light winds, dry
05:0092 Grand–––1 km/h NE11–dry7°light winds, dry
06:0092 Grand–––2 km/h ENE11–dry6°light winds, dry
07:0092 Grand–––1 km/h ESE11–dry7°light winds, dry
08:0092 Grand–––3 km/h E10–dry7°light winds, dry, sunny
09:0092 Grand–––1 km/h E10–dry7°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0092 Grand–––3 km/h SW12–dry9°light winds, dry
11:0097 Grand–––6 km/h SSW15–dry10°light winds, dry
12:0097 Grand–––11 km/h SW21–dry12°light winds, dry, sunny
13:00100 Grand–––12 km/h SW24–dry13°light winds, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSW27–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
15:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW30–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW32–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW32–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
18:0091 Grand–––17 km/h SSW31–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SSW27–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
20:0097 Grand–––11 km/h SSW23–dry11°light winds, dry
21:0091 Grand–––12 km/h SSW24–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
22:0097 Grand–––9 km/h S27–dry11°light winds, dry
23:0097 Grand–––9 km/h SSW29–dry11°light winds, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0097 Grand–––12 km/h SSW31–dry11°light winds, dry
01:0091 Grand–––17 km/h SSW32–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
02:0091 Grand–––15 km/h SSW34–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
03:0091 Grand–––17 km/h SSW35–0.1 mm12°gentle breeze, dry
04:0091 Grand–––19 km/h SSW35–0.1 mm12°gentle breeze, dry
05:0073 Decent–––21 km/h SSW34–0.2 mm12°moderate breeze, showers possible
06:0091 Grand–––18 km/h SW35–0.1 mm12°gentle breeze, dry
07:0091 Grand–––19 km/h SSW35–0.1 mm13°gentle breeze, dry
08:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SW37–0.1 mm13°gentle 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.

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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.

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🌊 Black Lough dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Black Lough dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 12:30–13:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Black Lough dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry

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