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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
81
Grand · moderate breeze, dry
Wind
23 km/h
Moderate breeze, S, gusts 45
Daylight
07:36
Sunrise. Sunset 19:10. Air 11°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
18:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:36–19:10
Sat, 3 Oct
12:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 9 km/h
☀ 07:37–19:07
Sun, 4 Oct
11:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:05
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 18 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:03
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 9 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:00
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry · 7 km/h
☀ 07:44–18:58
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, dry · 14 km/h
☀ 07:46–18:55

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 10:0081 · Grandmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 09:00 · 81 GrandFri 10:00 · 81 GrandFri 11:00 · 81 GrandFri 12:00 · 49 FreshFri 13:00 · 31 BlowyFri 14:00 · 27 GrimFri 15:00 · 35 BlowyFri 16:00 · 64 DecentFri 17:00 · 81 GrandFri 18:00 · 91 GrandFri 19:00 · 91 GrandFri 20:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 92 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 · 86 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 86 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 · 91 GrandSat 17:00 · 91 GrandSat 18:00 · 91 GrandSat 19:00 · 91 GrandSat 20:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 76 Decent · 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 · 86 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 91 GrandSun 09:00 · 91 GrandSun 10:00 · 91 GrandSun 11:00 · 94 GrandSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 84 GrandSun 14:00 · 94 GrandSun 15:00 · 94 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 · 91 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 83 GrandMon 13:00 · 86 GrandMon 16:00 · 86 GrandMon 19:00 · 83 GrandMon 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 89 GrandTue 19:00 · 86 GrandTue 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 92 GrandWed 13:00 · 91 GrandWed 19:00 · 84 GrandThu 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 86 GrandThu 19:00 · 76 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 10:00

81 Grand
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset23 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
23 km/h S · gusts 45
Tide
–
Air
11°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
10:0081 Grand–––23 km/h S45–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
11:0081 Grand–––28 km/h SSW51–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
12:0049 Fresh–––31 km/h SSW55–0.5 mm13°fresh breeze, showers possible
13:0031 Blowy–––32 km/h SSW57–2.6 mm13°fresh breeze, rain
14:0027 Grim–––30 km/h SSW57–4.5 mm12°fresh breeze, rain
15:0035 Blowy–––31 km/h SSW53–4.3 mm12°fresh breeze, rain
16:0064 Decent–––24 km/h WSW44–1.2 mm12°moderate breeze, rain
17:0081 Grand–––21 km/h WSW38–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
18:0091 Grand–––18 km/h W33–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––14 km/h WSW28–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
20:0086 Grand–––14 km/h WSW21–dry9°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
21:0092 Grand–––12 km/h WSW17–dry8°light winds, dry
22:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WSW15–dry7°light winds, dry
23:0092 Grand–––11 km/h W14–dry6°light winds, dry, sunny
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand–––9 km/h WSW14–dry6°light winds, dry
01:0086 Grand–––8 km/h S14–dry5°light winds, dry
02:0086 Grand–––7 km/h SSW13–dry5°light winds, dry
03:0086 Grand–––8 km/h S13–dry6°light winds, dry
04:0086 Grand–––10 km/h SSE13–dry6°light winds, dry
05:0086 Grand–––9 km/h S13–dry6°light winds, dry
06:0086 Grand–––10 km/h S13–dry6°light winds, dry
07:0086 Grand–––10 km/h S13–dry6°light winds, dry
08:0086 Grand–––10 km/h S13–dry5°light winds, dry, sunny
09:0092 Grand–––10 km/h SSE13–dry7°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0092 Grand–––8 km/h S14–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
11:0092 Grand–––9 km/h S17–dry9°light winds, dry
12:0097 Grand–––9 km/h SSW20–dry10°light winds, dry, sunny
13:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SSW22–dry12°light winds, dry, sunny
14:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SSW24–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
15:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SSW27–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
16:0091 Grand–––15 km/h SSW27–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
17:0091 Grand–––15 km/h SSW27–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
18:0091 Grand–––14 km/h S26–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––15 km/h S25–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
20:0086 Grand–––18 km/h S28–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
21:0076 Decent–––22 km/h S31–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
22:0086 Grand–––18 km/h S32–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
23:0086 Grand–––18 km/h S32–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0086 Grand–––17 km/h S33–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
01:0086 Grand–––18 km/h S33–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
02:0086 Grand–––16 km/h S33–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
03:0086 Grand–––17 km/h S34–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
04:0086 Grand–––15 km/h S34–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
05:0086 Grand–––15 km/h S34–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
06:0086 Grand–––17 km/h S34–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
07:0086 Grand–––18 km/h S35–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
08:0091 Grand–––17 km/h SSW29–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
09:0091 Grand–––18 km/h SSW30–dry12°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

Open in Maps · OpenStreetMap

Access, parking and swimming areas are not recorded for this lake. Respect private land.

Sauna after?

Lakeside Sauna · Youghal Quay, Lough Derg · 16 km · fixed

Sauna Fiain · Renville Pier, Oranmore, Co. Galway · 59 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 17:30–18:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Black Lough dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Black Lough dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 10:30–11:30 · 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.