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Buffy 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
84
Grand · moderate breeze, dry
Wind
21 km/h
Moderate breeze, S, gusts 41
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:13. Air 14°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
15:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 15 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:13
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 8 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:11
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 19 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:08
Mon, 5 Oct
16:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 19 km/h
☀ 07:45–19:06
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 15 km/h
☀ 07:47–19:03
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:48–19:01
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 13 km/h
☀ 07:50–18:59

Week at a glance

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Fri 07:0084 · Grandmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightFri 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightFri 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightFri 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightFri 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightFri 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightFri 08:00 · 76 DecentFri 09:00 · 67 DecentFri 10:00 · 56 FreshFri 11:00 · 49 FreshFri 12:00 · 30 BlowyFri 13:00 · 46 FreshFri 14:00 · 76 DecentFri 15:00 · 94 GrandFri 16:00 · 94 GrandFri 17:00 · 94 GrandFri 18:00 · 94 GrandFri 19:00 · 91 GrandFri 20:00 · 97 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 92 GrandSat 09:00 · 97 GrandSat 10:00 · 100 GrandSat 11:00 · 100 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 100 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 94 GrandSat 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 86 GrandSun 09:00 · 86 GrandSun 10:00 · 86 GrandSun 11:00 · 76 DecentSun 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 · 94 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 76 DecentMon 13:00 · 76 DecentMon 16:00 · 86 GrandMon 19:00 · 86 GrandMon 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 80 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 94 GrandTue 16:00 · 94 GrandTue 19:00 · 91 GrandTue 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 97 GrandWed 13:00 · 91 GrandWed 19:00 · 97 GrandThu 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 91 GrandThu 19:00 · 73 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 07:00

84 Grand
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset21 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
21 km/h S · gusts 41
Tide
–
Air
14°C · 0.1 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
06:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW37–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
07:0084 Grand–––21 km/h S41–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
08:0076 Decent–––24 km/h SSW46–0.3 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
09:0067 Decent–––25 km/h SSW51–1.2 mm14°moderate breeze, rain
10:0056 Fresh–––27 km/h S58–1.7 mm14°moderate breeze, rain
11:0049 Fresh–––27 km/h SSW62–2.9 mm15°moderate breeze, rain
12:0030 Blowy–––34 km/h SSW63–5.6 mm15°fresh breeze, rain
13:0046 Fresh–––23 km/h SW55–4.5 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
14:0076 Decent–––22 km/h SW43–0.6 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
15:0094 Grand–––15 km/h W39–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––15 km/h W36–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––17 km/h W35–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––16 km/h W33–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––13 km/h W29–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
20:0097 Grand–––10 km/h WSW21–dry11°light winds, dry, sunny
21:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WSW16–dry10°light winds, dry
22:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WSW14–dry9°light winds, dry
23:0092 Grand–––10 km/h SW13–dry9°light winds, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WSW13–dry9°light winds, dry
01:0092 Grand–––10 km/h SW13–dry9°light winds, dry
02:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SW12–dry9°light winds, dry
03:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SW12–dry10°light winds, dry
04:0097 Grand–––10 km/h WSW11–dry10°light winds, dry
05:0097 Grand–––9 km/h WSW10–dry10°light winds, dry
06:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SW10–dry10°light winds, dry, sunny
07:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SW10–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
08:0092 Grand–––10 km/h SSW10–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
09:0097 Grand–––9 km/h SSW9–dry10°light winds, dry, sunny
10:00100 Grand–––8 km/h SSW12–dry13°light winds, dry
11:00100 Grand–––10 km/h SSW19–dry14°light winds, dry
12:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSW22–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
13:0094 Grand–––14 km/h S25–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW26–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
15:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SSW27–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SSW27–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
17:00100 Grand–––12 km/h SSW26–dry15°light winds, dry
18:00100 Grand–––10 km/h SSW23–dry15°light winds, dry
19:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SSW23–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
20:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SSW25–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
21:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW28–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
22:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW31–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
23:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SW33–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SW36–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
01:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SW38–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
02:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW38–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
03:0076 Decent–––23 km/h SW39–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
04:0076 Decent–––24 km/h SW39–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
05:0076 Decent–––24 km/h SW39–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible

The spot

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

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Getting there

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

Sauna after?

Driftwood Sauna · Spiddal Pier, An Spideal · 17 km · fixed

Power Saunas · Silverstrand beach, Barna · 19 km · fixed

Fad Saoil Saunas (Salthill) · Salthill promenade · 20 km · fixed

Sauna Fiain · Renville Pier, Oranmore · 28 km · fixed

Put Buffy 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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🌊 Buffy Lough dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 14:30–15:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Buffy Lough dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Buffy Lough dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, showers possible

Nearby spots

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