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Dunmakeever Lough

Monitored, not designated

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Dip score now
91
Grand · gentle breeze, dry
Wind
19 km/h
Gentle breeze, SSE, gusts 41
Daylight
07:34
Sunrise. Sunset 19:07. Air 11°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
19:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 11 km/h
☀ 07:34–19:07
Sat, 3 Oct
13:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 10 km/h
☀ 07:36–19:04
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:38–19:02
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, showers possible · 8 km/h
☀ 07:40–18:59
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:42–18:57
Wed, 7 Oct
19:00
Grand 84/100
light winds, showers possible · 12 km/h
☀ 07:43–18:55
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:45–18:52

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 08:0091 · Grandgentle breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 08:00 · 91 GrandFri 09:00 · 81 GrandFri 10:00 · 81 GrandFri 11:00 · 73 DecentFri 12:00 · 52 FreshFri 13:00 · 30 BlowyFri 14:00 · 46 FreshFri 15:00 · 64 DecentFri 16:00 · 94 GrandFri 17:00 · 94 GrandFri 18:00 · 81 GrandFri 19:00 · 97 GrandFri 20:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 92 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 · 92 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 92 GrandSat 09:00 · 92 GrandSat 10:00 · 97 GrandSat 11:00 · 97 GrandSat 12:00 · 97 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 · 91 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 97 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 · 94 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 94 GrandSun 09:00 · 94 GrandSun 10:00 · 94 GrandSun 11:00 · 94 GrandSun 12:00 · 94 GrandSun 13:00 · 84 GrandSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 84 GrandSun 18:00 · 94 GrandSun 19:00 · 94 GrandSun 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 76 DecentMon 13:00 · 86 GrandMon 16:00 · 86 GrandMon 19:00 · 92 GrandMon 22:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 89 GrandTue 16:00 · 91 GrandTue 19:00 · 92 GrandTue 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 78 DecentWed 13:00 · 79 DecentWed 19:00 · 84 GrandThu 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 97 GrandThu 19:00 · 68 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 08:00

91 Grand
  • gentle breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset19 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
19 km/h SSE · gusts 41
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
07:0091 Grand–––16 km/h S40–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
08:0091 Grand–––19 km/h SSE41–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
09:0081 Grand–––21 km/h SSE44–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
10:0081 Grand–––22 km/h SSE48–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
11:0073 Decent–––26 km/h S52–0.3 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible
12:0052 Fresh–––27 km/h S56–1.8 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
13:0030 Blowy–––30 km/h S60–4.2 mm13°fresh breeze, rain
14:0046 Fresh–––28 km/h SSW61–4.5 mm14°moderate breeze, rain
15:0064 Decent–––22 km/h SW51–1.1 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
16:0094 Grand–––17 km/h WSW44–0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––17 km/h WSW40–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
18:0081 Grand–––22 km/h WNW38–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
19:0097 Grand–––11 km/h WNW36–dry10°light winds, dry
20:0092 Grand–––9 km/h W29–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
21:0092 Grand–––10 km/h SW25–dry9°light winds, dry
22:0092 Grand–––11 km/h WSW24–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
23:0092 Grand–––9 km/h WSW24–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
Saturday, 3 October
00:0092 Grand–––6 km/h WSW23–dry6°light winds, dry
01:0086 Grand–––6 km/h SSW22–dry6°light winds, dry
02:0086 Grand–––4 km/h SSE21–dry5°light winds, dry
03:0086 Grand–––4 km/h S20–dry5°light winds, dry
04:0092 Grand–––5 km/h SW20–dry7°light winds, dry
05:0092 Grand–––3 km/h WSW21–dry7°light winds, dry
06:0092 Grand–––4 km/h SSW21–dry7°light winds, dry
07:0092 Grand–––4 km/h SSW21–dry6°light winds, dry, sunny
08:0092 Grand–––7 km/h SSW21–dry7°light winds, dry, sunny
09:0092 Grand–––6 km/h SW20–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0097 Grand–––6 km/h SW21–dry11°light winds, dry, sunny
11:0097 Grand–––8 km/h WSW23–dry12°light winds, dry
12:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SW24–dry12°light winds, dry, sunny
13:00100 Grand–––10 km/h SW26–dry13°light winds, dry, sunny
14:00100 Grand–––9 km/h SSW29–dry14°light winds, dry, sunny
15:00100 Grand–––11 km/h SSW31–dry15°light winds, dry
16:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSW33–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW34–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
18:00100 Grand–––12 km/h S33–dry13°light winds, dry
19:0097 Grand–––11 km/h S30–dry12°light winds, dry
20:0091 Grand–––12 km/h S31–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
21:0091 Grand–––14 km/h S33–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
22:0097 Grand–––11 km/h S37–dry12°light winds, dry
23:0097 Grand–––11 km/h SSE39–dry12°light winds, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SSE41–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
01:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SSE41–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
02:0091 Grand–––15 km/h S42–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
03:0091 Grand–––16 km/h S42–0.1 mm12°gentle breeze, dry
04:0091 Grand–––14 km/h S42–0.1 mm12°gentle breeze, dry
05:0091 Grand–––17 km/h SSW43–0.1 mm13°gentle breeze, dry
06:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW43–0.1 mm13°gentle 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.

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Put Dunmakeever 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
🌊 Dunmakeever Lough dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Dunmakeever Lough dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 12:30–13:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Dunmakeever Lough dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry

Nearby spots

Tully Lough

2 km · Co. Cavan · Not classified

Legnagrow Lough

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Altshallan Lough

4 km · Co. Cavan · Not classified

Knockgorm Lough

4 km · Co. Cavan · Not classified

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