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Dumb 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
94
Grand · gentle breeze, dry
Wind
18 km/h
Gentle breeze, WSW, gusts 38
Daylight
07:33
Sunrise. Sunset 19:06. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
17:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:33–19:06
Sat, 3 Oct
12:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 12 km/h
☀ 07:35–19:03
Sun, 4 Oct
11:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 11 km/h
☀ 07:37–19:01
Mon, 5 Oct
09:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 13 km/h
☀ 07:39–18:58
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:40–18:56
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 8 km/h
☀ 07:42–18:54
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 9 km/h
☀ 07:44–18:51

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 17:0094 · Grandgentle breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 14:00 · 46 FreshFri 15:00 · 46 FreshFri 16:00 · 76 DecentFri 17:00 · 94 GrandFri 18:00 · 94 GrandFri 19:00 · 91 GrandFri 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 92 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 · 92 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 · 100 GrandSat 17:00 · 100 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 97 GrandSat 20:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 91 GrandSun 09:00 · 91 GrandSun 10:00 · 97 GrandSun 11:00 · 100 GrandSun 12:00 · 94 GrandSun 13:00 · 94 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 · 94 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 86 GrandMon 09:00 · 94 GrandMon 10:00 · 82 GrandMon 11:00 · 76 DecentMon 12:00 · 84 GrandMon 13:00 · 84 GrandMon 14:00 · 84 GrandMon 15:00 · 84 GrandMon 16:00 · 94 GrandMon 17:00 · 94 GrandMon 18:00 · 94 GrandMon 19:00 · 94 GrandMon 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 89 GrandTue 13:00 · 92 GrandTue 16:00 · 100 GrandTue 19:00 · 97 GrandTue 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 97 GrandWed 13:00 · 91 GrandWed 16:00 · 91 GrandWed 19:00 · 92 GrandWed 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 97 GrandThu 19:00 · 91 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 17:00

94 Grand
  • gentle breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset18 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
18 km/h WSW · gusts 38
Tide
–
Air
15°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
16:0076 Decent–––22 km/h SW48–0.6 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
17:0094 Grand–––18 km/h WSW38–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––18 km/h WSW36–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WSW33–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
20:0091 Grand–––14 km/h WSW27–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
21:0086 Grand–––13 km/h WSW21–dry9°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
22:0092 Grand–––11 km/h WSW19–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
23:0086 Grand–––13 km/h WSW18–dry7°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
Saturday, 3 October
00:0092 Grand–––9 km/h WSW18–dry6°light winds, dry, sunny
01:0086 Grand–––10 km/h WSW17–dry5°light winds, dry
02:0086 Grand–––9 km/h WSW15–dry5°light winds, dry
03:0086 Grand–––7 km/h SW14–dry5°light winds, dry
04:0086 Grand–––3 km/h S13–dry5°light winds, dry
05:0086 Grand–––4 km/h SSW12–dry5°light winds, dry
06:0086 Grand–––6 km/h WSW12–dry6°light winds, dry
07:0092 Grand–––6 km/h SW12–dry6°light winds, dry
08:0086 Grand–––5 km/h SSW13–dry5°light winds, dry, sunny
09:0092 Grand–––6 km/h SW13–dry6°light winds, dry
10:0092 Grand–––8 km/h WSW17–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
11:0097 Grand–––9 km/h WSW19–dry11°light winds, dry, sunny
12:00100 Grand–––12 km/h WSW21–dry13°light winds, dry, sunny
13:00100 Grand–––11 km/h WSW23–dry14°light winds, dry, sunny
14:00100 Grand–––9 km/h WSW24–dry15°light winds, dry, sunny
15:00100 Grand–––8 km/h SW26–dry16°light winds, dry
16:00100 Grand–––10 km/h SW27–dry16°light winds, dry, sunny
17:00100 Grand–––11 km/h SW28–dry16°light winds, dry
18:00100 Grand–––8 km/h SSW26–dry15°light winds, dry
19:0097 Grand–––8 km/h SSW20–dry12°light winds, dry
20:0097 Grand–––8 km/h S18–dry11°light winds, dry
21:0097 Grand–––9 km/h SSW19–dry10°light winds, dry
22:0097 Grand–––12 km/h SSW20–dry10°light winds, dry
23:0091 Grand–––12 km/h S23–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0097 Grand–––12 km/h SSW27–dry11°light winds, dry
01:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SSW28–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
02:0086 Grand–––17 km/h SSW29–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
03:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SSW30–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
04:0097 Grand–––11 km/h SW30–dry11°light winds, dry
05:0097 Grand–––10 km/h WSW31–dry11°light winds, dry
06:0097 Grand–––11 km/h SW32–dry11°light winds, dry
07:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SW33–0.1 mm11°gentle breeze, dry
08:0091 Grand–––16 km/h SW33–0.1 mm12°gentle breeze, dry
09:0091 Grand–––17 km/h SSW34–0.1 mm12°gentle breeze, dry
10:0097 Grand–––12 km/h SSW35–0.1 mm13°light winds, dry
11:00100 Grand–––11 km/h SSW36–0.1 mm13°light winds, dry
12:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SW37–0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry
13:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SW38–0.1 mm15°gentle breeze, dry
14:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SW43–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
15:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SW43–0.1 mm16°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?

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Put Dumb 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
🌊 Dumb Lough dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 16:30–17:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Dumb Lough dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Dumb Lough dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 10:30–11:30 · light winds, dry

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