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Fir 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.
Met Éireann Yellow yellow; Moderate warning. Rain warning for Mayo Until 12:00 Fri, 2 Oct.
Dip score now
48
Fresh · fresh breeze, rain
Wind
33 km/h
Fresh breeze, S, gusts 51
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:11. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
19:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 15 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:11
Sat, 3 Oct
12:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, sunny · 17 km/h
☀ 07:40–19:09
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:06
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, showers possible · 11 km/h
☀ 07:44–19:04
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
☀ 07:46–19:01
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:48–18:59
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 15 km/h
☀ 07:50–18:56

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 10:0048 · Freshfresh breeze · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 09:00 · 57 FreshFri 10:00 · 48 FreshFri 11:00 · 52 FreshFri 12:00 · 30 BlowyFri 13:00 · 52 FreshFri 14:00 · 73 DecentFri 15:00 · 84 GrandFri 16:00 · 84 GrandFri 17:00 · 81 GrandFri 18:00 · 81 GrandFri 19:00 · 91 GrandFri 20:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 92 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 · 92 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 92 GrandSat 09:00 · 92 GrandSat 10:00 · 91 GrandSat 11:00 · 91 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 84 GrandSat 17:00 · 84 GrandSat 18:00 · 84 GrandSat 19:00 · 81 GrandSat 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 84 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 · 94 GrandSun 19:00 · 94 GrandSun 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 86 GrandMon 13:00 · 76 DecentMon 16:00 · 86 GrandMon 19:00 · 92 GrandMon 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 91 GrandTue 16:00 · 91 GrandTue 19:00 · 91 GrandTue 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 92 GrandWed 13:00 · 83 GrandWed 19:00 · 78 DecentThu 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 57 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 10:00

48 Fresh
  • fresh breeze
  • rain
NESWsunrisesunset33 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
33 km/h S · gusts 51
Tide
–
Air
13°C · 1.2 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
10:0048 Fresh–––33 km/h S51–1.2 mm13°fresh breeze, rain
11:0052 Fresh–––28 km/h S54–3.2 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
12:0030 Blowy–––29 km/h S55–4.9 mm13°fresh breeze, rain
13:0052 Fresh–––21 km/h SSW48–3.2 mm11°moderate breeze, rain
14:0073 Decent–––21 km/h SW39–0.4 mm12°moderate breeze, showers possible
15:0084 Grand–––23 km/h WSW37–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––20 km/h W36–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
17:0081 Grand–––20 km/h W38–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
18:0081 Grand–––21 km/h W36–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––15 km/h W30–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
20:0086 Grand–––14 km/h WSW23–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
21:0086 Grand–––13 km/h WSW21–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
22:0092 Grand–––12 km/h WSW20–dry7°light winds, dry, sunny
23:0086 Grand–––13 km/h WSW17–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand–––13 km/h SW17–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
01:0086 Grand–––14 km/h SW18–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
02:0086 Grand–––15 km/h SW18–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
03:0086 Grand–––13 km/h SW18–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
04:0086 Grand–––14 km/h SW18–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
05:0086 Grand–––14 km/h SW17–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
06:0086 Grand–––13 km/h SW17–dry9°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
07:0092 Grand–––12 km/h SW16–dry9°light winds, dry
08:0092 Grand–––11 km/h SW16–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
09:0092 Grand–––12 km/h SW16–dry10°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SW19–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
11:0091 Grand–––17 km/h SW22–dry13°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
12:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SW26–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
13:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SW29–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SSW33–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
15:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW36–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW38–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SSW39–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
18:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SSW38–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
19:0081 Grand–––23 km/h SSW34–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
20:0081 Grand–––22 km/h S32–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
21:0081 Grand–––23 km/h SSW34–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
22:0081 Grand–––26 km/h S36–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
23:0081 Grand–––27 km/h S37–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0084 Grand–––27 km/h S39–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
01:0081 Grand–––24 km/h S39–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
02:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW39–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
03:0076 Decent–––27 km/h SSW39–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
04:0076 Decent–––27 km/h SSW40–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
05:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SSW40–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
06:0076 Decent–––27 km/h SSW40–0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
07:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SSW40–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
08:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SW36–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
09:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SW36–0.1 mm14°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?

West Coast Sauna Co. (Enniscrone) · Enniscrone Pier, Cliff Road, Co. Sligo · 14 km · mobile

West Coast Sauna Co. (Kilcummin) · Kilcummin Pier, Killala Bay · 22 km · mobile

Sauna Sasta · Dunmoran Strand, Skreen, Co. Sligo · 23 km · fixed

Put Fir 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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🌊 Fir Lough dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Fir Lough dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · gentle breeze, dry, sunny
🌊 Fir Lough dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · gentle breeze, dry

Nearby spots

Loughatim

2 km · Co. Mayo · Not classified

Frenchmans Lough

2 km · Co. Mayo · Not classified

Lough Weeloge

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Loughnagore

4 km · Co. Mayo · Not classified

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