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Emlaghbeg 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
68
Decent · fresh breeze, dry
Wind
30 km/h
Fresh breeze, WSW, gusts 43
Daylight
07:43
Sunrise. Sunset 19:16. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
14:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 22 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:16
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, sunny · 17 km/h
☀ 07:45–19:14
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Decent 68/100
fresh breeze, dry · 30 km/h
☀ 07:47–19:11
Mon, 5 Oct
16:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 22 km/h
☀ 07:48–19:09
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 27 km/h
☀ 07:50–19:07
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 73/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 24 km/h
☀ 07:52–19:04
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Fresh 60/100
fresh breeze, showers possible · 34 km/h
☀ 07:54–19:02

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 13:0068 · Decentfresh breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 08:00 · 42 BlowyFri 09:00 · 19 GrimFri 10:00 · 0 GrimFri 11:00 · 27 GrimFri 12:00 · 66 DecentFri 13:00 · 68 DecentFri 14:00 · 84 GrandFri 15:00 · 84 GrandFri 16:00 · 84 GrandFri 17:00 · 84 GrandFri 18:00 · 84 GrandFri 19:00 · 81 GrandFri 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 91 GrandSat 09:00 · 91 GrandSat 10:00 · 94 GrandSat 11:00 · 84 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 84 GrandSat 14:00 · 84 GrandSat 15:00 · 84 GrandSat 16:00 · 68 DecentSat 17:00 · 68 DecentSat 18:00 · 68 DecentSat 19:00 · 68 DecentSat 20:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 68 DecentSun 09:00 · 68 DecentSun 10:00 · 68 DecentSun 11:00 · 68 DecentSun 12:00 · 68 DecentSun 13:00 · 68 DecentSun 14:00 · 68 DecentSun 15:00 · 68 DecentSun 16:00 · 68 DecentSun 17:00 · 68 DecentSun 18:00 · 68 DecentSun 19:00 · 68 DecentSun 20:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · 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 · 84 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 60 FreshMon 13:00 · 76 DecentMon 16:00 · 84 GrandMon 19:00 · 76 DecentMon 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 55 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 60 FreshTue 13:00 · 84 GrandTue 16:00 · 68 DecentTue 19:00 · 81 GrandTue 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 73 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 73 DecentWed 13:00 · 73 DecentWed 19:00 · 57 FreshThu 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 60 FreshThu 19:00 · 44 Blowy

Fri, 2 Oct, 13:00

68 Decent
  • fresh breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset30 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
30 km/h WSW · gusts 43
Tide
–
Air
15°C · 0.1 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
13:0068 Decent–––30 km/h WSW43–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
14:0084 Grand–––22 km/h W41–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
15:0084 Grand–––27 km/h W42–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––26 km/h W44–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––27 km/h W44–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
18:0084 Grand–––28 km/h W43–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
19:0081 Grand–––28 km/h WNW42–dry13°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
20:0081 Grand–––26 km/h WNW40–dry13°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
21:0081 Grand–––23 km/h WNW40–dry12°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
22:0081 Grand–––22 km/h W37–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
23:0081 Grand–––20 km/h W34–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0091 Grand–––19 km/h W31–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
01:0091 Grand–––19 km/h WSW30–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
02:0094 Grand–––18 km/h WSW30–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
03:0084 Grand–––21 km/h WSW30–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
04:0084 Grand–––21 km/h WSW30–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
05:0091 Grand–––18 km/h W28–dry13°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
06:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WSW26–dry12°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
07:0091 Grand–––14 km/h WSW23–dry12°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
08:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SW21–dry12°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
09:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SW21–dry13°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
10:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SW24–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
11:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SW29–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
12:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW31–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
13:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW35–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
14:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SSW39–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
15:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW42–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
16:0068 Decent–––30 km/h S44–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
17:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SSW44–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
18:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SSW44–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
19:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SSW45–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
20:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SSW46–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
21:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SSW46–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
22:0068 Decent–––34 km/h SSW47–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
23:0068 Decent–––36 km/h SSW48–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SSW48–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
01:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SSW49–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
02:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SSW50–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
03:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SSW50–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
04:0068 Decent–––33 km/h SSW49–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
05:0068 Decent–––35 km/h SSW49–0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry
06:0068 Decent–––35 km/h SSW48–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
07:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SSW48–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
08:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SW43–0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry
09:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SW43–0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry
10:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SW43–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
11:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SW43–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
12:0068 Decent–––35 km/h SW44–dry16°fresh 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.

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Put Emlaghbeg 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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🌊 Emlaghbeg Lough dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 13:30–14:30 · moderate breeze, dry
🌊 Emlaghbeg Lough dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · gentle breeze, dry, sunny
🌊 Emlaghbeg Lough dip · DecentSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · fresh breeze, dry

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