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Cartron 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
38
Blowy · fresh breeze, rain
Wind
32 km/h
Fresh breeze, S, gusts 53
Daylight
07:37
Sunrise. Sunset 19:10. Air 14°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
15:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:37–19:10
Sat, 3 Oct
12:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 11 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:07
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:05
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:03
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
☀ 07:45–19:00
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 13 km/h
☀ 07:46–18:58
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 14 km/h
☀ 07:48–18:55

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 12:0038 · Blowyfresh breeze · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 09:00 · 81 GrandFri 10:00 · 73 DecentFri 11:00 · 59 FreshFri 12:00 · 38 BlowyFri 13:00 · 61 FreshFri 14:00 · 74 DecentFri 15:00 · 94 GrandFri 16:00 · 94 GrandFri 17:00 · 84 GrandFri 18:00 · 91 GrandFri 19:00 · 91 GrandFri 20:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 86 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 · 86 GrandSat 10:00 · 92 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 · 84 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 · 91 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 83 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 94 GrandSun 09:00 · 94 GrandSun 10:00 · 94 GrandSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 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 · 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 · 84 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 100 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 94 GrandMon 13:00 · 86 GrandMon 16:00 · 86 GrandMon 19:00 · 92 GrandMon 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 91 GrandTue 16:00 · 91 GrandTue 19:00 · 91 GrandTue 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 83 GrandWed 19:00 · 74 DecentThu 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 73 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 12:00

38 Blowy
  • fresh breeze
  • rain
NESWsunrisesunset32 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
32 km/h S · gusts 53
Tide
–
Air
14°C · 3.4 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
11:0059 Fresh–––26 km/h S50–2.0 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
12:0038 Blowy–––32 km/h S53–3.4 mm14°fresh breeze, rain
13:0061 Fresh–––15 km/h WSW51–4.8 mm12°gentle breeze, rain
14:0074 Decent–––14 km/h SW42–1.2 mm11°gentle breeze, rain
15:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SW38–0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––15 km/h W36–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––20 km/h W36–dry14°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
18:0091 Grand–––16 km/h W36–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––14 km/h W31–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
20:0092 Grand–––12 km/h WSW22–dry10°light winds, dry, sunny
21:0092 Grand–––12 km/h WSW19–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
22:0092 Grand–––10 km/h SW19–dry7°light winds, dry
23:0086 Grand–––10 km/h SW18–dry6°light winds, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand–––11 km/h SW17–dry5°light winds, dry
01:0086 Grand–––11 km/h SW15–dry5°light winds, dry
02:0086 Grand–––11 km/h SW15–dry5°light winds, dry
03:0086 Grand–––8 km/h SSW15–dry5°light winds, dry
04:0086 Grand–––10 km/h SW15–dry6°light winds, dry
05:0086 Grand–––10 km/h SW15–dry6°light winds, dry
06:0086 Grand–––12 km/h SW15–dry5°light winds, dry, sunny
07:0086 Grand–––11 km/h SW15–dry5°light winds, dry, sunny
08:0086 Grand–––10 km/h SSW15–dry5°light winds, dry, sunny
09:0086 Grand–––9 km/h SSW14–dry6°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0092 Grand–––11 km/h SW16–dry9°light winds, dry
11:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SSW19–dry11°light winds, dry, sunny
12:00100 Grand–––11 km/h SW24–dry13°light winds, dry, sunny
13:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SW28–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW31–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
15:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW34–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW36–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SSW36–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW35–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SSW30–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
20:0091 Grand–––13 km/h S26–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
21:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SSW27–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
22:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SSW30–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
23:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SSW32–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SSW34–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
01:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SSW35–0.1 mm12°gentle breeze, dry
02:0091 Grand–––16 km/h SSW36–0.1 mm13°gentle breeze, dry
03:0083 Grand–––17 km/h SSW36–0.2 mm13°gentle breeze, showers possible
04:0086 Grand–––18 km/h SSW37–0.2 mm13°gentle breeze, showers possible
05:0076 Decent–––21 km/h S37–0.2 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible
06:0086 Grand–––18 km/h SSW38–0.2 mm14°gentle breeze, showers possible
07:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW38–0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry
08:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SW36–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
09:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SW36–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
10:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SW36–0.1 mm15°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?

Sauna Sasta · Dunmoran Strand, Skreen · 17 km · fixed

The Hot Box Sauna (Rosses Point) · Deadman's Point, Rosses Point · 20 km · fixed

Put Cartron 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
🌊 Cartron Lough dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 14:30–15:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Cartron Lough dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Cartron Lough dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry

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Fin Lough

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Loughanlea

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