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Lough Adeery (reservoir)

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
56
Fresh · gentle breeze, rain
Wind
15 km/h
Gentle breeze, SW, gusts 59
Daylight
07:37
Sunrise. Sunset 19:09. Air 11°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
16:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 16 km/h
☀ 07:37–19:09
Sat, 3 Oct
12:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 9 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:06
Sun, 4 Oct
13:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 21 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:04
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 24 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:01
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 8 km/h
☀ 07:44–18:59
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 16 km/h
☀ 07:46–18:56
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 9 km/h
☀ 07:48–18:54

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 14:0056 · Freshgentle breeze · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 12:00 · 43 BlowyFri 13:00 · 43 BlowyFri 14:00 · 56 FreshFri 15:00 · 86 GrandFri 16:00 · 94 GrandFri 17:00 · 81 GrandFri 18:00 · 81 GrandFri 19:00 · 91 GrandFri 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 92 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 · 97 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 97 GrandSat 09:00 · 97 GrandSat 10:00 · 97 GrandSat 11:00 · 97 GrandSat 12:00 · 100 GrandSat 13:00 · 100 GrandSat 14:00 · 100 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 91 GrandSat 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 83 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 76 DecentSun 09:00 · 76 DecentSun 10:00 · 76 DecentSun 11:00 · 76 DecentSun 12:00 · 76 DecentSun 13:00 · 84 GrandSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 76 DecentSun 16:00 · 76 DecentSun 17:00 · 84 GrandSun 18:00 · 76 DecentSun 19:00 · 84 GrandSun 20:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 71 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 68 Decent · 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 · 76 DecentMon 14:00 · 84 GrandMon 15:00 · 76 DecentMon 16:00 · 76 DecentMon 17:00 · 76 DecentMon 18:00 · 76 DecentMon 19:00 · 76 DecentMon 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 89 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 83 GrandTue 19:00 · 97 GrandTue 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 83 GrandWed 13:00 · 69 DecentWed 16:00 · 73 DecentWed 19:00 · 73 DecentWed 22:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 89 GrandThu 19:00 · 73 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 14:00

56 Fresh
  • gentle breeze
  • rain
NESWsunrisesunset15 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
15 km/h SW · gusts 59
Tide
–
Air
11°C · 2.9 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
14:0056 Fresh–––15 km/h SW59–2.9 mm11°gentle breeze, rain
15:0086 Grand–––18 km/h SW49–0.4 mm13°gentle breeze, showers possible
16:0094 Grand–––16 km/h WSW44–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
17:0081 Grand–––22 km/h W43–dry13°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
18:0081 Grand–––20 km/h W42–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––16 km/h W37–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
20:0091 Grand–––12 km/h WSW32–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
21:0086 Grand–––15 km/h W29–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
22:0086 Grand–––18 km/h W28–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
23:0086 Grand–––13 km/h W26–dry9°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
Saturday, 3 October
00:0092 Grand–––11 km/h W23–dry8°light winds, dry
01:0092 Grand–––11 km/h WSW21–dry9°light winds, dry
02:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WSW20–dry9°light winds, dry
03:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WSW19–dry9°light winds, dry
04:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WSW21–dry9°light winds, dry
05:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WSW23–dry10°light winds, dry
06:0097 Grand–––12 km/h WSW24–dry10°light winds, dry
07:0097 Grand–––12 km/h WSW24–dry10°light winds, dry
08:0097 Grand–––12 km/h WSW24–dry10°light winds, dry
09:0097 Grand–––10 km/h WSW21–dry11°light winds, dry
10:0097 Grand–––10 km/h WSW24–dry12°light winds, dry
11:0097 Grand–––11 km/h W28–dry13°light winds, dry, sunny
12:00100 Grand–––9 km/h WSW29–dry13°light winds, dry, sunny
13:00100 Grand–––11 km/h SW31–dry14°light winds, dry, sunny
14:00100 Grand–––11 km/h SSW32–dry14°light winds, dry
15:0094 Grand–––12 km/h S32–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––13 km/h S32–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––14 km/h S33–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––15 km/h S34–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––16 km/h SSW36–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
20:0091 Grand–––16 km/h SSW37–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
21:0091 Grand–––17 km/h SSW38–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
22:0091 Grand–––17 km/h S39–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
23:0091 Grand–––18 km/h SSW40–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0081 Grand–––20 km/h SSW42–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
01:0081 Grand–––21 km/h SSW44–0.1 mm12°moderate breeze, dry
02:0091 Grand–––18 km/h SSW45–0.1 mm11°gentle breeze, dry
03:0091 Grand–––18 km/h SSW46–0.1 mm12°gentle breeze, dry
04:0083 Grand–––18 km/h S47–0.2 mm12°gentle breeze, showers possible
05:0083 Grand–––18 km/h SSW46–0.3 mm12°gentle breeze, showers possible
06:0076 Decent–––20 km/h SSW45–0.2 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible
07:0076 Decent–––20 km/h SSW45–0.3 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
08:0076 Decent–––20 km/h SSW45–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
09:0076 Decent–––23 km/h SSW44–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
10:0076 Decent–––21 km/h SSW44–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
11:0076 Decent–––23 km/h SSW44–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
12:0076 Decent–––22 km/h SSW44–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
13:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW45–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry

The spot

Faces
Unknown (inland)
Swell window
None (sheltered)
Exposure
Lake
Water
Not classified

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Getting there

Open in Maps · OpenStreetMap

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

Sauna after?

Loughros Point Sauna · Loughros Point, Ardara · 12 km · mobile

Sliabh Liag Sauna · Teelin Pier (also Portnacross Pier, Killybegs) · 14 km · fixed

Secret Sauna · Donegal Bay coast near Mountcharles · 16 km · mobile

Inishkeel Sauna · Narin Strand, Portnoo · 17 km · fixed

Put Lough Adeery (reservoir) in your calendar

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🌊 Lough Adeery (reservoir) dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 15:30–16:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Adeery (reservoir) dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Adeery (reservoir) dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 12:30–13:30 · moderate breeze, dry

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