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Bunaveela 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
97
Grand · light winds, dry
Wind
9 km/h
Light breeze, SW, gusts 21
Daylight
07:43
Sunrise. Sunset 19:11. Air 12°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
12:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 10 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:11
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 22 km/h
☀ 07:44–19:09
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:46–19:06
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry · 8 km/h
☀ 07:48–19:04
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 17 km/h
☀ 07:50–19:01
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 7 km/h
☀ 07:52–18:59
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Fresh 58/100
moderate breeze, rain · 20 km/h
☀ 07:54–18:56

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 10:0097 · Grandlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 06:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 92 GrandSat 09:00 · 97 GrandSat 10:00 · 97 GrandSat 11:00 · 97 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 · 91 GrandSat 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 84 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 · 68 DecentSun 13:00 · 76 DecentSun 14:00 · 60 FreshSun 15:00 · 60 FreshSun 16:00 · 60 FreshSun 17:00 · 76 DecentSun 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 · 68 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 94 GrandMon 09:00 · 94 GrandMon 10:00 · 84 GrandMon 11:00 · 76 DecentMon 12:00 · 76 DecentMon 13:00 · 86 GrandMon 14:00 · 76 DecentMon 15:00 · 86 GrandMon 16:00 · 86 GrandMon 17:00 · 86 GrandMon 18:00 · 86 GrandMon 19:00 · 86 GrandMon 20:00 · 86 Grand · nightMon 21:00 · 92 Grand · nightMon 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightMon 23:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 00:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 85 Grand · nightTue 02:00 · 85 Grand · nightTue 03:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 05:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 06:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 89 GrandTue 13:00 · 91 GrandTue 16:00 · 91 GrandTue 19:00 · 92 GrandTue 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 83 GrandWed 13:00 · 69 DecentWed 16:00 · 69 DecentWed 19:00 · 78 DecentWed 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 10:00 · 89 GrandThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 67 DecentFri 01:00 · 39 Blowy · nightFri 07:00 · 27 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 57 FreshFri 19:00 · 58 Fresh

Sat, 3 Oct, 10:00

97 Grand
  • light winds
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset9 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
9 km/h SW · gusts 21
Tide
–
Air
12°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
09:0097 Grand–––9 km/h SSW19–dry10°light winds, dry
10:0097 Grand–––9 km/h SW21–dry12°light winds, dry
11:0097 Grand–––10 km/h WSW24–dry13°light winds, dry, sunny
12:00100 Grand–––10 km/h SW25–dry14°light winds, dry, sunny
13:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSW27–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW28–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
15:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SSW29–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
16:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW30–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
17:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW31–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW30–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SSW27–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
20:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SSW24–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
21:0091 Grand–––15 km/h SSW26–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
22:0091 Grand–––17 km/h SSW29–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
23:0091 Grand–––19 km/h SSW32–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0081 Grand–––23 km/h SSW36–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
01:0081 Grand–––23 km/h SSW39–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
02:0081 Grand–––23 km/h SSW41–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
03:0081 Grand–––22 km/h SSW42–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
04:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SSW43–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
05:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW44–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
06:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW45–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
07:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW46–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
08:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SW46–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
09:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SW46–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
10:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SSW46–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
11:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW47–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
12:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SSW49–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
13:0076 Decent–––28 km/h SSW50–0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
14:0060 Fresh–––30 km/h SW51–0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
15:0060 Fresh–––30 km/h SW52–0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
16:0060 Fresh–––29 km/h SW51–0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
17:0076 Decent–––27 km/h SSW49–0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
18:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SW48–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
19:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SW47–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
20:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SW46–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
21:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SW47–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
22:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SW48–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
23:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SW50–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
Monday, 5 October
00:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SW51–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
01:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SW51–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
02:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SW51–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
03:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SW51–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
04:0068 Decent–––31 km/h WSW52–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
05:0084 Grand–––27 km/h WSW51–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
06:0084 Grand–––27 km/h WSW50–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
07:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SW48–0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry
08:0094 Grand–––18 km/h WSW38–0.1 mm14°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?

Sabhna Saunas (Dugort) · Dugort Blue Flag Beach, Achill Island · 31 km · fixed

The Wild Atlantic Sauna (Slainte Saunas) · Old Head Beach, Louisburgh · 31 km · fixed

Nothing closer that we know of. All saunas.

Put Bunaveela 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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🌊 Bunaveela Lough dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Bunaveela Lough dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, dry
🌊 Bunaveela Lough dip · GrandMon, 5 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry

Nearby spots

Lough Nalaghan

1 km · Co. Mayo · Not classified

Lough Namara

2 km · Co. Mayo · Not classified

Lough Gall

3 km · Co. Mayo · Not classified

Lough Brack

4 km · Co. Mayo · Not classified

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