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Illanmore 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
73
Decent · moderate breeze, showers possible
Wind
21 km/h
Moderate breeze, S, gusts 41
Daylight
07:35
Sunrise. Sunset 19:07. Air 10°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
16:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:35–19:07
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry · 5 km/h
☀ 07:37–19:04
Sun, 4 Oct
11:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 21 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:02
Mon, 5 Oct
16:00
Decent 77/100
gentle breeze, rain · 18 km/h
☀ 07:41–18:59
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:43–18:57
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 78/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 14 km/h
☀ 07:44–18:54
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 78/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 13 km/h
☀ 07:46–18:52

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 09:0073 · Decentmoderate breeze · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 08:00 · 86 GrandFri 09:00 · 73 DecentFri 10:00 · 73 DecentFri 11:00 · 60 FreshFri 12:00 · 51 FreshFri 13:00 · 53 FreshFri 14:00 · 65 DecentFri 15:00 · 83 GrandFri 16:00 · 91 GrandFri 17:00 · 91 GrandFri 18:00 · 86 GrandFri 19:00 · 86 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 · 86 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 · 92 GrandSat 11:00 · 92 GrandSat 12:00 · 91 GrandSat 13:00 · 91 GrandSat 14:00 · 91 GrandSat 15:00 · 91 GrandSat 16:00 · 91 GrandSat 17:00 · 91 GrandSat 18:00 · 91 GrandSat 19:00 · 91 GrandSat 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 83 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 83 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 83 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 73 DecentSun 09:00 · 73 DecentSun 10:00 · 73 DecentSun 11:00 · 76 DecentSun 12:00 · 76 DecentSun 13:00 · 72 DecentSun 14:00 · 72 DecentSun 15:00 · 72 DecentSun 16:00 · 76 DecentSun 17:00 · 76 DecentSun 18:00 · 76 DecentSun 19:00 · 76 DecentSun 20:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 10:00 · 69 DecentMon 13:00 · 68 DecentMon 16:00 · 77 DecentMon 19:00 · 77 DecentMon 22:00 · 78 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 72 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 84 GrandTue 13:00 · 89 GrandTue 16:00 · 91 GrandTue 19:00 · 92 GrandTue 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 78 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 78 DecentWed 13:00 · 74 DecentWed 19:00 · 72 DecentThu 01:00 · 72 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 78 DecentThu 19:00 · 68 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 09:00

73 Decent
  • moderate breeze
  • showers possible
NESWsunrisesunset21 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
21 km/h S · gusts 41
Tide
–
Air
10°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
09:0073 Decent–––21 km/h S41–0.1 mm10°moderate breeze, showers possible
10:0073 Decent–––22 km/h S45–0.7 mm11°moderate breeze, showers possible
11:0060 Fresh–––27 km/h S49–1.9 mm11°moderate breeze, rain
12:0051 Fresh–––27 km/h S52–4.2 mm11°moderate breeze, rain
13:0053 Fresh–––14 km/h SW54–5.4 mm10°gentle breeze, rain
14:0065 Decent–––18 km/h SSW53–2.7 mm10°gentle breeze, rain
15:0083 Grand–––13 km/h SW48–0.7 mm10°gentle breeze, showers possible
16:0091 Grand–––19 km/h SW45–0.1 mm10°gentle breeze, dry
17:0091 Grand–––13 km/h WSW44–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
18:0086 Grand–––15 km/h WSW41–0.1 mm10°gentle breeze, dry
19:0086 Grand–––16 km/h WSW36–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
20:0092 Grand–––11 km/h W28–dry8°light winds, dry
21:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WSW23–dry7°light winds, dry, sunny
22:0092 Grand–––9 km/h W22–dry7°light winds, dry
23:0092 Grand–––11 km/h WNW22–dry6°light winds, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0092 Grand–––9 km/h W19–dry6°light winds, dry
01:0086 Grand–––6 km/h WNW19–dry6°light winds, dry
02:0086 Grand–––6 km/h WNW19–dry5°light winds, dry
03:0086 Grand–––9 km/h WNW19–dry5°light winds, dry
04:0086 Grand–––5 km/h WNW21–dry6°light winds, dry
05:0092 Grand–––5 km/h WSW21–dry7°light winds, dry
06:0092 Grand–––7 km/h WSW22–dry7°light winds, dry
07:0092 Grand–––6 km/h WSW22–dry8°light winds, dry
08:0092 Grand–––5 km/h WSW21–dry8°light winds, dry
09:0092 Grand–––3 km/h WSW20–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0092 Grand–––7 km/h SW22–dry9°light winds, dry
11:0092 Grand–––11 km/h SW27–dry10°light winds, dry
12:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SW29–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
13:0091 Grand–––17 km/h SSW31–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
14:0091 Grand–––15 km/h SW32–dry12°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
15:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SW32–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
16:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SW33–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
17:0091 Grand–––15 km/h SSW35–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
18:0091 Grand–––17 km/h SSW35–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––19 km/h SSW34–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
20:0091 Grand–––16 km/h SSW33–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
21:0086 Grand–––12 km/h SSW34–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
22:0092 Grand–––11 km/h SSW35–dry10°light winds, dry
23:0097 Grand–––11 km/h SSW37–dry10°light winds, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0097 Grand–––11 km/h SSW38–0.1 mm10°light winds, dry
01:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SSW39–0.1 mm10°light winds, dry
02:0083 Grand–––12 km/h SW41–0.2 mm10°gentle breeze, showers possible
03:0083 Grand–––18 km/h SW42–0.3 mm11°gentle breeze, showers possible
04:0073 Decent–––20 km/h SW44–0.4 mm11°moderate breeze, showers possible
05:0083 Grand–––19 km/h SW45–0.3 mm11°gentle breeze, showers possible
06:0073 Decent–––21 km/h SW46–0.4 mm12°moderate breeze, showers possible
07:0068 Decent–––20 km/h SW46–0.5 mm12°moderate breeze, rain
08:0073 Decent–––22 km/h SW40–0.3 mm12°moderate breeze, showers possible

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 Illanmore 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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🌊 Illanmore Lough dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 15:30–16:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Illanmore Lough dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Illanmore Lough dip · DecentSun, 4 Oct 10:30–11:30 · moderate breeze, showers possible

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