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Doon Lough

Monitored, not designated

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Any tidePrefer highPrefer low
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
59
Fresh · moderate breeze, rain
Wind
21 km/h
Moderate breeze, SSW, gusts 53
Daylight
07:37
Sunrise. Sunset 19:09. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
15:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:37–19:09
Sat, 3 Oct
09:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 10 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:06
Sun, 4 Oct
10:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 24 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:04
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Decent 72/100
moderate breeze, rain · 26 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:01
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 16 km/h
☀ 07:45–18:59
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 18 km/h
☀ 07:46–18:56
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 16 km/h
☀ 07:48–18:54

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 13:0059 · Freshmoderate breeze · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 08:00 · 73 DecentFri 09:00 · 73 DecentFri 10:00 · 67 DecentFri 11:00 · 60 FreshFri 12:00 · 30 BlowyFri 13:00 · 59 FreshFri 14:00 · 79 DecentFri 15:00 · 94 GrandFri 16:00 · 91 GrandFri 17:00 · 94 GrandFri 18:00 · 84 GrandFri 19:00 · 81 GrandFri 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 81 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 · 97 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 91 GrandSat 09:00 · 97 GrandSat 10:00 · 94 GrandSat 11:00 · 94 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 84 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 84 GrandSat 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 76 DecentSun 09:00 · 76 DecentSun 10:00 · 84 GrandSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 76 DecentSun 14:00 · 76 DecentSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 68 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 · 68 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 68 Decent · 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 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 10:00 · 72 DecentMon 13:00 · 72 DecentMon 16:00 · 71 DecentMon 19:00 · 72 DecentMon 22:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 70 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 69 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 85 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 83 GrandTue 19:00 · 83 GrandTue 22:00 · 89 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 83 GrandWed 13:00 · 69 DecentWed 19:00 · 67 DecentThu 01:00 · 69 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 57 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 13:00

59 Fresh
  • moderate breeze
  • rain
NESWsunrisesunset21 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
21 km/h SSW · gusts 53
Tide
–
Air
13°C · 2.0 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
13:0059 Fresh–––21 km/h SSW53–2.0 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
14:0079 Decent–––19 km/h SSW46–0.9 mm13°gentle breeze, rain
15:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SW42–0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry
16:0091 Grand–––13 km/h W41–0.1 mm13°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––16 km/h W43–dry13°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
18:0084 Grand–––22 km/h WSW44–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
19:0081 Grand–––25 km/h W42–dry13°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
20:0081 Grand–––22 km/h W38–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
21:0081 Grand–––21 km/h W37–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
22:0091 Grand–––19 km/h W36–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
23:0091 Grand–––19 km/h W34–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0091 Grand–––17 km/h W32–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
01:0091 Grand–––17 km/h W30–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
02:0091 Grand–––16 km/h WSW28–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
03:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SSW28–dry12°light winds, dry
04:0091 Grand–––14 km/h WSW28–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
05:0081 Grand–––20 km/h WSW30–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
06:0091 Grand–––16 km/h WSW31–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
07:0091 Grand–––17 km/h WSW30–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
08:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WSW28–dry12°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
09:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SW25–dry12°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SW26–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
11:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SW28–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
12:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SW29–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
13:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW31–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW32–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
15:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW33–dry16°gentle breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SSW35–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW36–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––12 km/h SSW36–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
19:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW38–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
20:0084 Grand–––22 km/h S40–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
21:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SSW42–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
22:0084 Grand–––24 km/h S44–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
23:0084 Grand–––26 km/h S45–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0084 Grand–––27 km/h S47–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
01:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW48–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
02:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SSW47–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
03:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SSW46–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
04:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW46–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
05:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW46–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
06:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SSW46–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
07:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW46–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
08:0076 Decent–––26 km/h SW45–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
09:0076 Decent–––26 km/h SW44–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
10:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SW44–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
11:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SW45–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
12:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SW45–0.1 mm16°moderate 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

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

Sauna after?

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Put Doon 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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🌊 Doon Lough dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 14:30–15:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Doon Lough dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 08:30–09:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Doon Lough dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 09:30–10:30 · 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.