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Courhoor 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
23 km/h
Moderate breeze, W, gusts 44
Daylight
07:43
Sunrise. Sunset 19:16. Air 14°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
15:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 24 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:16
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 10 km/h
☀ 07:45–19:14
Sun, 4 Oct
11:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 28 km/h
☀ 07:46–19:11
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 21 km/h
☀ 07:48–19:09
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 26 km/h
☀ 07:50–19:06
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 73/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 24 km/h
☀ 07:52–19:04
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Fresh 60/100
fresh breeze, showers possible · 33 km/h
☀ 07:54–19:02

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 16:0084 · Grandmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 10:00 · 0 GrimFri 11:00 · 30 BlowyFri 12:00 · 64 DecentFri 13:00 · 84 GrandFri 14:00 · 94 GrandFri 15:00 · 84 GrandFri 16:00 · 84 GrandFri 17:00 · 84 GrandFri 18:00 · 84 GrandFri 19:00 · 81 GrandFri 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 97 GrandSat 09:00 · 97 GrandSat 10:00 · 94 GrandSat 11:00 · 94 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 84 GrandSat 14:00 · 84 GrandSat 15:00 · 84 GrandSat 16:00 · 84 GrandSat 17:00 · 84 GrandSat 18:00 · 84 GrandSat 19:00 · 84 GrandSat 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 68 DecentSun 09:00 · 68 DecentSun 10:00 · 68 DecentSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 68 DecentSun 13:00 · 68 DecentSun 14:00 · 68 DecentSun 15:00 · 68 DecentSun 16:00 · 68 DecentSun 17:00 · 68 DecentSun 18:00 · 68 DecentSun 19:00 · 68 DecentSun 20:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 60 FreshMon 13:00 · 76 DecentMon 16:00 · 76 DecentMon 19:00 · 76 DecentMon 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 55 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 60 FreshTue 13:00 · 84 GrandTue 16:00 · 68 DecentTue 19:00 · 81 GrandTue 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 73 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 73 DecentWed 13:00 · 73 DecentWed 19:00 · 57 FreshThu 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 60 FreshThu 19:00 · 44 Blowy

Fri, 2 Oct, 16:00

84 Grand
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset23 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
23 km/h W · gusts 44
Tide
–
Air
14°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
15:0084 Grand–––24 km/h W42–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––23 km/h W44–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––24 km/h W43–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
18:0084 Grand–––25 km/h W42–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
19:0081 Grand–––25 km/h WNW41–dry12°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
20:0081 Grand–––22 km/h W39–dry12°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
21:0091 Grand–––19 km/h WNW38–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
22:0091 Grand–––18 km/h W35–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
23:0091 Grand–––16 km/h W32–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0091 Grand–––16 km/h W29–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
01:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WSW27–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
02:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WSW28–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
03:0094 Grand–––17 km/h WSW28–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
04:0091 Grand–––17 km/h WSW28–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
05:0091 Grand–––14 km/h W26–dry12°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
06:0097 Grand–––12 km/h WSW24–dry12°light winds, dry, sunny
07:0097 Grand–––10 km/h WSW21–dry11°light winds, dry, sunny
08:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SW19–dry10°light winds, dry, sunny
09:0097 Grand–––12 km/h SW19–dry12°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SW23–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
11:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SW28–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
12:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW31–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
13:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SSW35–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
14:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SSW39–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
15:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW42–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––27 km/h S43–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SSW43–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
18:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SSW43–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
19:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW44–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
20:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SSW45–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
21:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SSW45–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
22:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SSW46–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
23:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SSW47–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SSW48–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
01:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SSW49–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
02:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SSW49–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
03:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SSW49–0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry
04:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SSW49–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
05:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SSW49–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
06:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SSW48–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
07:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SSW47–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
08:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SW43–0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry
09:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SW43–0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry
10:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SW43–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
11:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SW43–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
12:0068 Decent–––35 km/h SW44–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
13:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SW44–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
14:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SW44–dry16°fresh 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.

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Put Courhoor 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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🌊 Courhoor Lough dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 14:30–15:30 · moderate breeze, dry
🌊 Courhoor Lough dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Courhoor Lough dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 10:30–11:30 · moderate breeze, dry

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