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Brockagh 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
92
Grand · light winds, dry
Wind
12 km/h
Light breeze, WSW, gusts 20
Daylight
07:37
Sunrise. Sunset 19:04. Air 9°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
19:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:37–19:04
Sun, 4 Oct
19:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 27 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:02
Mon, 5 Oct
18:00
Grand 88/100
light winds, rain · 12 km/h
☀ 07:41–18:59
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 13 km/h
☀ 07:43–18:56
Wed, 7 Oct
19:00
Decent 74/100
gentle breeze, rain · 18 km/h
☀ 07:45–18:54
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry · 8 km/h
☀ 07:47–18:51
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Fresh 56/100
moderate breeze, rain · 25 km/h
☀ 07:49–18:49

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 05:0092 · Grandlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 86 GrandSat 09:00 · 86 GrandSat 10:00 · 91 GrandSat 11:00 · 91 GrandSat 12:00 · 91 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 · 97 GrandSat 20:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 68 DecentSun 09:00 · 68 DecentSun 10:00 · 68 DecentSun 11:00 · 76 DecentSun 12:00 · 68 DecentSun 13:00 · 60 FreshSun 14:00 · 68 DecentSun 15:00 · 60 FreshSun 16:00 · 60 FreshSun 17:00 · 68 DecentSun 18:00 · 68 DecentSun 19:00 · 84 GrandSun 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 84 GrandMon 09:00 · 76 DecentMon 10:00 · 76 DecentMon 11:00 · 76 DecentMon 12:00 · 76 DecentMon 13:00 · 76 DecentMon 14:00 · 76 DecentMon 15:00 · 72 DecentMon 16:00 · 72 DecentMon 17:00 · 82 GrandMon 18:00 · 88 GrandMon 19:00 · 88 GrandMon 20:00 · 85 Grand · nightMon 21:00 · 85 Grand · nightMon 22:00 · 85 Grand · nightMon 23:00 · 85 Grand · nightTue 00:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 85 Grand · nightTue 02:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 03:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 05:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 06:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 83 GrandTue 19:00 · 78 DecentTue 22:00 · 78 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 74 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 73 DecentWed 13:00 · 67 DecentWed 16:00 · 68 DecentWed 19:00 · 74 DecentWed 22:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightThu 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 10:00 · 92 GrandThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 64 DecentFri 01:00 · 33 Blowy · nightFri 07:00 · 11 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 37 BlowyFri 19:00 · 56 Fresh

Sat, 3 Oct, 05:00

92 Grand
  • light winds
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset12 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
12 km/h WSW · gusts 20
Tide
–
Air
9°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
04:0086 Grand–––14 km/h WSW21–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
05:0092 Grand–––12 km/h WSW20–dry9°light winds, dry
06:0086 Grand–––13 km/h WSW19–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
07:0086 Grand–––15 km/h WSW22–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
08:0086 Grand–––13 km/h SW23–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
09:0086 Grand–––13 km/h SSW25–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
10:0091 Grand–––14 km/h WSW28–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
11:0091 Grand–––16 km/h W31–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
12:0091 Grand–––17 km/h W31–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
13:0094 Grand–––15 km/h WSW30–dry13°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––17 km/h WSW30–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
15:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SW30–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
16:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SW30–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
17:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SSW29–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
18:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SSW27–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
19:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SSW23–dry11°light winds, dry
20:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SW20–dry10°light winds, dry
21:0097 Grand–––12 km/h SSW23–dry11°light winds, dry
22:0091 Grand–––16 km/h SSW27–dry11°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
23:0081 Grand–––21 km/h SSW32–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0065 Decent–––33 km/h SW37–dry11°fresh breeze, dry
01:0065 Decent–––33 km/h SW41–dry11°fresh breeze, dry
02:0065 Decent–––33 km/h SW46–dry12°fresh breeze, dry
03:0065 Decent–––35 km/h SW49–dry12°fresh breeze, dry
04:0065 Decent–––30 km/h SW50–dry12°fresh breeze, dry
05:0065 Decent–––31 km/h SW50–dry12°fresh breeze, dry
06:0065 Decent–––34 km/h SW50–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
07:0068 Decent–––38 km/h SW50–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
08:0068 Decent–––37 km/h WSW49–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
09:0068 Decent–––34 km/h SW49–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
10:0068 Decent–––33 km/h SW48–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
11:0076 Decent–––27 km/h SW47–0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
12:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SW48–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
13:0060 Fresh–––30 km/h SW49–0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
14:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SW51–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
15:0060 Fresh–––29 km/h SW51–0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
16:0060 Fresh–––29 km/h SW51–0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
17:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SW52–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
18:0068 Decent–––30 km/h WSW51–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
19:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SW50–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
20:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SW50–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
21:0068 Decent–––32 km/h WSW51–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
22:0068 Decent–––33 km/h WSW52–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
23:0060 Fresh–––39 km/h WSW54–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
Monday, 5 October
00:0060 Fresh–––36 km/h WSW55–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
01:0060 Fresh–––37 km/h WSW57–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
02:0068 Decent–––32 km/h WSW49–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
03:0068 Decent–––30 km/h WSW49–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry

The spot

Faces
Unknown (inland)
Swell window
None (sheltered)
Exposure
Lake
Water
Not classified

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Getting there

Open in Maps · OpenStreetMap

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

Sauna after?

Cocoon Sauna · Portnablagh Pier, Dunfanaghy · 12 km · fixed

itSaunatrailer · The Wee Beach, Marble Hill, Dunfanaghy · 12 km · fixed

The Hot Barrel Sauna · Portsalon Pier (also Kerrykeel Pier) · 26 km · mobile

The Swilly Sauna · Main Beach car park, Rathmullan · 28 km · mobile

Put Brockagh 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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🌊 Brockagh Lough dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 18:30–19:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Brockagh Lough dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 18:30–19:30 · moderate breeze, dry
🌊 Brockagh Lough dip · GrandMon, 5 Oct 17:30–18:30 · light winds, rain

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