Gartavehy Lough
Monitored, not designated
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
92
Grand · light winds, dry
Wind
7 km/h
Light breeze, S, gusts 7
Daylight
07:40
Sunrise. Sunset 19:11. Air 7°C.
Best dip each day
Daylight hours, preferring low tideToday
14:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 12 km/h
☀ 07:40–19:11
Sun, 4 Oct
11:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 28 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:08
Mon, 5 Oct
12:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:06
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
☀ 07:45–19:04
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, dry · 13 km/h
☀ 07:47–19:02
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:48–18:59
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Decent 76/100
gentle breeze, rain · 17 km/h
☀ 07:50–18:57
Week at a glance
Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.Sat 09:0092 · Grand
Sat, 3 Oct, 09:00
92 Grand- light winds
- dry
- sunny
Waves
–
Wind
7 km/h S · gusts 7
Tide
–
Air
7°C · dry
Meteogram
Score, waves, wind (green offshore, amber cross, red onshore), rain and air, tideHour by hour
Next 48 hours| Time | Dip | Waves | Period | From | Wind | Gust | Tide | Rain | Air | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | ||||||||||
| 08:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 5 km/h SW | 9 | – | dry | 7° | light winds, dry |
| 09:00 | 92 Grand | – | – | – | 7 km/h S | 7 | – | dry | 7° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| 10:00 | 97 Grand | – | – | – | 8 km/h SSE | 8 | – | dry | 10° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| 11:00 | 97 Grand | – | – | – | 8 km/h S | 12 | – | dry | 11° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| 12:00 | 97 Grand | – | – | – | 7 km/h S | 15 | – | dry | 12° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| 13:00 | 97 Grand | – | – | – | 10 km/h S | 19 | – | dry | 13° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| 14:00 | 100 Grand | – | – | – | 12 km/h S | 21 | – | dry | 13° | light winds, dry, sunny |
| 15:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 13 km/h S | 22 | – | dry | 14° | gentle breeze, dry, sunny |
| 16:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 12 km/h S | 22 | – | dry | 14° | gentle breeze, dry, sunny |
| 17:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 15 km/h S | 23 | – | dry | 14° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 18:00 | 91 Grand | – | – | – | 18 km/h S | 23 | – | dry | 12° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 19:00 | 91 Grand | – | – | – | 19 km/h S | 22 | – | dry | 11° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 20:00 | 86 Grand | – | – | – | 19 km/h S | 22 | – | dry | 10° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 21:00 | 86 Grand | – | – | – | 19 km/h S | 22 | – | dry | 10° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 22:00 | 86 Grand | – | – | – | 19 km/h S | 21 | – | dry | 10° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 23:00 | 91 Grand | – | – | – | 19 km/h S | 21 | – | dry | 10° | gentle breeze, dry |
| Sunday, 4 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 91 Grand | – | – | – | 18 km/h S | 21 | – | dry | 10° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 01:00 | 91 Grand | – | – | – | 18 km/h S | 21 | – | dry | 10° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 02:00 | 91 Grand | – | – | – | 18 km/h SSW | 21 | – | dry | 11° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 03:00 | 91 Grand | – | – | – | 19 km/h SSW | 21 | – | dry | 11° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 04:00 | 81 Grand | – | – | – | 20 km/h SSW | 21 | – | dry | 12° | moderate breeze, dry |
| 05:00 | 81 Grand | – | – | – | 21 km/h SW | 22 | – | dry | 12° | moderate breeze, dry |
| 06:00 | 81 Grand | – | – | – | 24 km/h SW | 23 | – | dry | 12° | moderate breeze, dry |
| 07:00 | 81 Grand | – | – | – | 24 km/h SW | 24 | – | dry | 12° | moderate breeze, dry |
| 08:00 | 81 Grand | – | – | – | 24 km/h SW | 25 | – | dry | 12° | moderate breeze, dry |
| 09:00 | 68 Decent | – | – | – | 29 km/h SW | 27 | – | dry | 13° | fresh breeze, dry |
| 10:00 | 68 Decent | – | – | – | 29 km/h SW | 29 | – | dry | 14° | fresh breeze, dry |
| 11:00 | 84 Grand | – | – | – | 28 km/h SW | 32 | – | dry | 14° | moderate breeze, dry |
| 12:00 | 68 Decent | – | – | – | 29 km/h SW | 33 | – | dry | 15° | fresh breeze, dry |
| 13:00 | 68 Decent | – | – | – | 30 km/h SW | 34 | – | dry | 15° | fresh breeze, dry |
| 14:00 | 84 Grand | – | – | – | 28 km/h SW | 35 | – | dry | 16° | moderate breeze, dry |
| 15:00 | 68 Decent | – | – | – | 31 km/h SW | 35 | – | dry | 16° | fresh breeze, dry |
| 16:00 | 84 Grand | – | – | – | 26 km/h SW | 35 | – | dry | 15° | moderate breeze, dry |
| 17:00 | 84 Grand | – | – | – | 26 km/h SW | 33 | – | dry | 14° | moderate breeze, dry |
| 18:00 | 84 Grand | – | – | – | 23 km/h SW | 32 | – | dry | 14° | moderate breeze, dry |
| 19:00 | 84 Grand | – | – | – | 23 km/h SW | 31 | – | dry | 14° | moderate breeze, dry |
| 20:00 | 84 Grand | – | – | – | 23 km/h SW | 29 | – | dry | 14° | moderate breeze, dry |
| 21:00 | 84 Grand | – | – | – | 24 km/h SW | 29 | – | dry | 14° | moderate breeze, dry |
| 22:00 | 84 Grand | – | – | – | 24 km/h SW | 29 | – | dry | 14° | moderate breeze, dry |
| 23:00 | 84 Grand | – | – | – | 24 km/h SW | 30 | – | dry | 14° | moderate breeze, dry |
| Monday, 5 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 84 Grand | – | – | – | 24 km/h SW | 30 | – | dry | 14° | moderate breeze, dry |
| 01:00 | 84 Grand | – | – | – | 24 km/h SW | 29 | – | dry | 14° | moderate breeze, dry |
| 02:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 15 km/h SW | 28 | – | dry | 14° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 03:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 13 km/h SW | 28 | – | dry | 14° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 04:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 14 km/h SW | 28 | – | dry | 14° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 05:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 14 km/h SW | 28 | – | dry | 14° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 06:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 15 km/h SW | 28 | – | dry | 14° | gentle breeze, dry |
| 07:00 | 94 Grand | – | – | – | 14 km/h SW | 28 | – | dry | 14° | gentle 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
Access, parking and swimming areas are not recorded for this lake. Respect private land.
Sauna after?
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Nothing closer that we know of. All saunas.
Put Gartavehy Lough in your calendar
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Set up Dipper Plus🌊 Gartavehy Lough dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 13:30–14:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
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