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Dooloughan 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
60
Fresh · fresh breeze, showers possible
Wind
31 km/h
Fresh breeze, S, gusts 49
Daylight
07:35
Sunrise. Sunset 19:08. Air 16°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
19:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:35–19:08
Sat, 3 Oct
12:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 9 km/h
☀ 07:37–19:06
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 22 km/h
☀ 07:38–19:03
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 16 km/h
☀ 07:40–19:01
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 13 km/h
☀ 07:42–18:59
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:44–18:56
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 13 km/h
☀ 07:46–18:54

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 12:0060 · Freshfresh breeze · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 10:00 · 84 GrandFri 11:00 · 84 GrandFri 12:00 · 60 FreshFri 13:00 · 44 BlowyFri 14:00 · 64 DecentFri 15:00 · 63 DecentFri 16:00 · 91 GrandFri 17:00 · 94 GrandFri 18:00 · 94 GrandFri 19:00 · 97 GrandFri 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 86 GrandSat 09:00 · 92 GrandSat 10:00 · 92 GrandSat 11:00 · 97 GrandSat 12:00 · 100 GrandSat 13:00 · 100 GrandSat 14:00 · 100 GrandSat 15:00 · 100 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 97 GrandSat 20:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 84 GrandSun 09:00 · 84 GrandSun 10:00 · 84 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 · 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 · 94 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 94 GrandMon 13:00 · 76 DecentMon 16:00 · 76 DecentMon 19:00 · 94 GrandMon 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 86 GrandTue 16:00 · 94 GrandTue 19:00 · 91 GrandTue 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 92 GrandWed 13:00 · 91 GrandWed 19:00 · 91 GrandThu 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 91 GrandThu 19:00 · 73 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 12:00

60 Fresh
  • fresh breeze
  • showers possible
NESWsunrisesunset31 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
31 km/h S · gusts 49
Tide
–
Air
16°C · 0.4 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
12:0060 Fresh–––31 km/h S49–0.4 mm16°fresh breeze, showers possible
13:0044 Blowy–––35 km/h S51–2.4 mm15°fresh breeze, rain
14:0064 Decent–––18 km/h SSW51–4.7 mm14°gentle breeze, rain
15:0063 Decent–––24 km/h SSW44–1.8 mm15°moderate breeze, rain
16:0091 Grand–––16 km/h SW39–0.1 mm13°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SW36–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––18 km/h W33–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
19:0097 Grand–––10 km/h W29–dry12°light winds, dry
20:0091 Grand–––12 km/h WSW23–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
21:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WSW18–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
22:0086 Grand–––12 km/h W17–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
23:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WSW16–dry7°light winds, dry, sunny
Saturday, 3 October
00:0092 Grand–––11 km/h WSW15–dry6°light winds, dry, sunny
01:0086 Grand–––10 km/h WSW15–dry6°light winds, dry
02:0086 Grand–––7 km/h SSW13–dry5°light winds, dry
03:0086 Grand–––8 km/h SW13–dry5°light winds, dry
04:0092 Grand–––7 km/h SSW12–dry6°light winds, dry
05:0092 Grand–––7 km/h SSW12–dry7°light winds, dry
06:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SSW12–dry7°light winds, dry
07:0086 Grand–––8 km/h SSW12–dry6°light winds, dry
08:0086 Grand–––6 km/h S12–dry5°light winds, dry, sunny
09:0092 Grand–––5 km/h SSE12–dry6°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0092 Grand–––6 km/h S14–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
11:0097 Grand–––8 km/h S17–dry12°light winds, dry
12:00100 Grand–––9 km/h S20–dry14°light winds, dry, sunny
13:00100 Grand–––10 km/h SSW23–dry15°light winds, dry, sunny
14:00100 Grand–––11 km/h SSW25–dry16°light winds, dry
15:00100 Grand–––12 km/h SSW27–dry16°light winds, dry
16:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SSW27–dry16°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSW27–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
18:00100 Grand–––10 km/h SSW24–dry14°light winds, dry
19:0097 Grand–––9 km/h S19–dry13°light winds, dry
20:0097 Grand–––11 km/h S21–dry12°light winds, dry
21:0091 Grand–––13 km/h S23–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
22:0097 Grand–––12 km/h S26–dry11°light winds, dry
23:0091 Grand–––14 km/h S28–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0091 Grand–––14 km/h S28–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
01:0091 Grand–––13 km/h S28–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
02:0091 Grand–––15 km/h SSW29–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
03:0091 Grand–––15 km/h SSW30–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
04:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SSW31–0.1 mm13°gentle breeze, dry
05:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SSW31–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
06:0091 Grand–––14 km/h S32–0.1 mm12°gentle breeze, dry
07:0091 Grand–––14 km/h S33–0.1 mm12°gentle breeze, dry
08:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SW33–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
09:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SW34–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
10:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SW36–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
11:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SW38–dry16°moderate breeze, dry

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?

Cavetown Lake Sauna · Cavetown Lough, near Croghan · 48 km · fixed

The Sauna Society (Lough Ennell) · Tudenham Shore, Lough Ennell, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath · 51 km · fixed

Nothing closer that we know of. All saunas.

Put Dooloughan 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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🌊 Dooloughan Lough dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Dooloughan Lough dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Dooloughan Lough dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · 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.