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Lough Acrapnan

Monitored, not designated

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Any tidePrefer highPrefer low
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
75
Decent · gentle breeze, rain
Wind
17 km/h
Gentle breeze, SW, gusts 51
Daylight
07:35
Sunrise. Sunset 19:07. Air 12°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
16:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 20 km/h
☀ 07:35–19:07
Sat, 3 Oct
15:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 10 km/h
☀ 07:37–19:04
Sun, 4 Oct
09:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 24 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:01
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 19 km/h
☀ 07:41–18:59
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry · 6 km/h
☀ 07:42–18:56
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Decent 79/100
gentle breeze, rain · 19 km/h
☀ 07:44–18:54
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 9 km/h
☀ 07:46–18:51

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 15:0075 · Decentgentle breeze · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 14:00 · 53 FreshFri 15:00 · 75 DecentFri 16:00 · 84 GrandFri 17:00 · 81 GrandFri 18:00 · 73 DecentFri 19:00 · 81 GrandFri 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 86 GrandSat 09:00 · 97 GrandSat 10:00 · 97 GrandSat 11:00 · 97 GrandSat 12:00 · 91 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 100 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 97 GrandSat 19:00 · 97 GrandSat 20:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 76 DecentSun 09:00 · 84 GrandSun 10:00 · 84 GrandSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 76 DecentSun 13:00 · 84 GrandSun 14:00 · 76 DecentSun 15:00 · 76 DecentSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 84 GrandSun 18:00 · 76 DecentSun 19:00 · 84 GrandSun 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 84 GrandMon 09:00 · 84 GrandMon 10:00 · 84 GrandMon 11:00 · 84 GrandMon 12:00 · 84 GrandMon 13:00 · 84 GrandMon 14:00 · 76 DecentMon 15:00 · 76 DecentMon 16:00 · 76 DecentMon 17:00 · 76 DecentMon 18:00 · 76 DecentMon 19:00 · 86 GrandMon 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 89 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 89 GrandTue 19:00 · 92 GrandTue 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 78 DecentWed 13:00 · 79 DecentWed 16:00 · 73 DecentWed 19:00 · 78 DecentWed 22:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 89 GrandThu 19:00 · 83 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 15:00

75 Decent
  • gentle breeze
  • rain
NESWsunrisesunset17 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
17 km/h SW · gusts 51
Tide
–
Air
12°C · 1.0 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
14:0053 Fresh–––17 km/h SSW55–3.8 mm12°gentle breeze, rain
15:0075 Decent–––17 km/h SW51–1.0 mm12°gentle breeze, rain
16:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SW48–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
17:0081 Grand–––20 km/h WSW46–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
18:0073 Decent–––23 km/h W44–0.1 mm12°moderate breeze, showers possible
19:0081 Grand–––22 km/h W39–0.1 mm12°moderate breeze, dry
20:0091 Grand–––17 km/h W30–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
21:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WSW27–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
22:0086 Grand–––17 km/h W26–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
23:0086 Grand–––15 km/h W26–dry9°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand–––13 km/h W24–dry8°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
01:0092 Grand–––11 km/h WSW22–dry7°light winds, dry
02:0092 Grand–––9 km/h WSW20–dry7°light winds, dry
03:0092 Grand–––9 km/h WSW19–dry7°light winds, dry
04:0092 Grand–––9 km/h WSW19–dry7°light winds, dry
05:0092 Grand–––8 km/h WSW21–dry8°light winds, dry
06:0092 Grand–––9 km/h WSW22–dry8°light winds, dry
07:0086 Grand–––15 km/h WSW24–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
08:0086 Grand–––13 km/h WSW23–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
09:0097 Grand–––11 km/h SW23–dry10°light winds, dry
10:0097 Grand–––12 km/h WSW25–dry10°light winds, dry
11:0097 Grand–––10 km/h WSW28–dry11°light winds, dry, sunny
12:0091 Grand–––13 km/h WSW30–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
13:0094 Grand–––14 km/h WSW31–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––13 km/h WSW32–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
15:00100 Grand–––10 km/h SW33–dry15°light winds, dry, sunny
16:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SSW33–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––12 km/h SSW33–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
18:0097 Grand–––10 km/h S32–dry13°light winds, dry
19:0097 Grand–––10 km/h S30–dry12°light winds, dry
20:0097 Grand–––11 km/h SSW31–dry11°light winds, dry
21:0097 Grand–––12 km/h SSW33–dry11°light winds, dry
22:0091 Grand–––15 km/h SSW36–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
23:0081 Grand–––22 km/h SSW39–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0081 Grand–––23 km/h SSW41–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
01:0081 Grand–––22 km/h SSW43–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
02:0081 Grand–––20 km/h SSW44–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
03:0081 Grand–––23 km/h SSW46–0.1 mm12°moderate breeze, dry
04:0081 Grand–––22 km/h SSW48–0.1 mm12°moderate breeze, dry
05:0081 Grand–––26 km/h SW49–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
06:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SW48–0.1 mm13°fresh breeze, dry
07:0076 Decent–––27 km/h SW48–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
08:0076 Decent–––23 km/h SW48–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
09:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SW49–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
10:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SW49–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
11:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SW50–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
12:0076 Decent–––24 km/h SW49–0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
13:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SW50–0.1 mm15°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

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Access, parking and swimming areas are not recorded for this lake. Respect private land.

Sauna after?

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Cocoon Sauna · Portnablagh Pier, Dunfanaghy · 25 km · fixed

The Swilly Sauna · Main Beach car park, Rathmullan · 29 km · mobile

Put Lough Acrapnan 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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🌊 Lough Acrapnan dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 15:30–16:30 · moderate breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Acrapnan dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 14:30–15:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Acrapnan dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 08:30–09:30 · moderate breeze, dry

Nearby spots

Gartan Lough

3 km · Co. Donegal · Not classified

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Lough Meeltoge

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