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Drumlee 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
91
Grand · gentle breeze, dry
Wind
15 km/h
Gentle breeze, WSW, gusts 29
Daylight
07:32
Sunrise. Sunset 19:03. Air 11°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
19:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:32–19:03
Sat, 3 Oct
14:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:34–19:01
Sun, 4 Oct
09:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 26 km/h
☀ 07:36–18:58
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 19 km/h
☀ 07:38–18:56
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:40–18:53
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 14 km/h
☀ 07:42–18:50
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 13 km/h
☀ 07:43–18:48

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 20:0091 · Grandgentle breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 14:00 · 61 FreshFri 15:00 · 52 FreshFri 16:00 · 70 DecentFri 17:00 · 84 GrandFri 18:00 · 94 GrandFri 19:00 · 91 GrandFri 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 97 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 · 92 GrandSat 10:00 · 97 GrandSat 11:00 · 91 GrandSat 12:00 · 91 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 100 GrandSat 15:00 · 100 GrandSat 16:00 · 100 GrandSat 17:00 · 100 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 97 GrandSat 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 81 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 · 84 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 84 GrandMon 09:00 · 84 GrandMon 10:00 · 84 GrandMon 11:00 · 84 GrandMon 12:00 · 84 GrandMon 13:00 · 84 GrandMon 14:00 · 84 GrandMon 15:00 · 84 GrandMon 16:00 · 84 GrandMon 17:00 · 84 GrandMon 18:00 · 76 DecentMon 19:00 · 86 GrandMon 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 91 GrandTue 19:00 · 97 GrandTue 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 83 GrandWed 13:00 · 69 DecentWed 16:00 · 69 DecentWed 19:00 · 73 DecentWed 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 83 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 20:00

91 Grand
  • gentle breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset15 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
15 km/h WSW · gusts 29
Tide
–
Air
11°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
19:0091 Grand–––18 km/h WSW37–0.1 mm12°gentle breeze, dry
20:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WSW29–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
21:0091 Grand–––17 km/h WSW25–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
22:0097 Grand–––10 km/h W26–dry10°light winds, dry
23:0086 Grand–––15 km/h WSW28–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand–––14 km/h WSW28–dry10°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
01:0086 Grand–––15 km/h WSW26–dry9°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
02:0086 Grand–––15 km/h SW24–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
03:0086 Grand–––14 km/h SW23–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
04:0086 Grand–––15 km/h SSW22–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
05:0086 Grand–––15 km/h SW22–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
06:0086 Grand–––15 km/h SW22–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
07:0086 Grand–––14 km/h SSW23–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
08:0086 Grand–––13 km/h SSW23–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
09:0092 Grand–––11 km/h SW25–dry10°light winds, dry
10:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SSW26–dry10°light winds, dry
11:0091 Grand–––19 km/h SW27–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
12:0091 Grand–––13 km/h WSW28–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
13:0094 Grand–––13 km/h W28–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
14:00100 Grand–––10 km/h WSW29–dry14°light winds, dry
15:00100 Grand–––10 km/h WSW30–dry15°light winds, dry
16:00100 Grand–––11 km/h SW30–dry15°light winds, dry, sunny
17:00100 Grand–––10 km/h SSW30–dry15°light winds, dry
18:00100 Grand–––10 km/h SSW28–dry14°light winds, dry
19:0097 Grand–––12 km/h S26–dry12°light winds, dry
20:0091 Grand–––14 km/h S28–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
21:0091 Grand–––17 km/h S33–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
22:0091 Grand–––19 km/h SSW37–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
23:0081 Grand–––22 km/h S40–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0081 Grand–––23 km/h S44–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
01:0065 Decent–––30 km/h SSW46–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
02:0065 Decent–––32 km/h SSW48–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
03:0081 Grand–––28 km/h S48–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
04:0065 Decent–––29 km/h SSW47–dry11°fresh breeze, dry
05:0065 Decent–––29 km/h SSW47–dry12°fresh breeze, dry
06:0081 Grand–––24 km/h SSW45–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
07:0081 Grand–––23 km/h SSW44–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
08:0081 Grand–––22 km/h SSW43–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
09:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW42–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
10:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW43–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
11:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SSW43–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
12:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW43–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
13:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW44–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
14:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SW44–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
15:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SW44–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SW44–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SW43–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
18:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SW42–dry16°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

Open in Maps · OpenStreetMap

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

Sauna after?

The Sea View Sauna (Culdaff) · Culdaff Beach car park · 6 km · fixed

The Sea View Sauna (Shroove) · Shroove Beach, Greencastle, Inishowen · 13 km · fixed

HotBox Sea Sauna (Benone) · Benone Strand, Magilligan, Co. Londonderry (NI) · 18 km · fixed

Sauna & Sea · Portstewart Strand (National Trust), Co. Londonderry (NI) · 27 km · fixed

Put Drumlee 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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🌊 Drumlee Lough dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Drumlee Lough dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 13:30–14:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Drumlee Lough dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 08:30–09:30 · moderate breeze, dry

Nearby spots

Black Lough

2 km · Co. Donegal · Not classified

Lough Effish

2 km · Co. Donegal · Not classified

Lough Nastachan

2 km · Co. Donegal · Not classified

Lough Nastackan

4 km · Co. Donegal · Not classified

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