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Lough Adoochro

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
65
Decent · fresh breeze, dry
Wind
34 km/h
Fresh breeze, WSW, gusts 48
Daylight
07:38
Sunrise. Sunset 19:09. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
18:00
Decent 68/100
fresh breeze, dry · 36 km/h
☀ 07:38–19:09
Sat, 3 Oct
12:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, sunny · 17 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:07
Sun, 4 Oct
15:00
Decent 68/100
fresh breeze, dry · 38 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:04
Mon, 5 Oct
09:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 28 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:02
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:45–18:59
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 80/100
gentle breeze, rain · 18 km/h
☀ 07:47–18:57
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 8 km/h
☀ 07:49–18:54

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 19:0065 · Decentfresh breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 18:00 · 68 DecentFri 19:00 · 65 DecentFri 20:00 · 49 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 65 DecentSat 09:00 · 65 DecentSat 10:00 · 81 GrandSat 11:00 · 84 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 94 GrandSat 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 41 Blowy · nightSun 03:00 · 41 Blowy · nightSun 04:00 · 41 Blowy · nightSun 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 60 FreshSun 09:00 · 44 BlowySun 10:00 · 44 BlowySun 11:00 · 60 FreshSun 12:00 · 60 FreshSun 13:00 · 52 FreshSun 14:00 · 52 FreshSun 15:00 · 68 DecentSun 16:00 · 68 DecentSun 17:00 · 68 DecentSun 18:00 · 68 DecentSun 19:00 · 68 DecentSun 20:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 72 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 68 DecentMon 09:00 · 84 GrandMon 10:00 · 68 DecentMon 11:00 · 84 GrandMon 12:00 · 84 GrandMon 13:00 · 60 FreshMon 14:00 · 60 FreshMon 15:00 · 60 FreshMon 16:00 · 76 DecentMon 17:00 · 76 DecentMon 18:00 · 76 DecentMon 19:00 · 76 DecentMon 22:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 83 GrandTue 19:00 · 97 GrandTue 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 89 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 80 GrandWed 13:00 · 69 DecentWed 16:00 · 73 DecentWed 19:00 · 73 DecentWed 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 89 GrandThu 19:00 · 73 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 19:00

65 Decent
  • fresh breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset34 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
34 km/h WSW · gusts 48
Tide
–
Air
13°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
18:0068 Decent–––36 km/h W49–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
19:0065 Decent–––34 km/h WSW48–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
20:0049 Fresh–––39 km/h W49–dry12°strong wind, dry
21:0065 Decent–––34 km/h W49–dry12°fresh breeze, dry
22:0065 Decent–––33 km/h W47–dry12°fresh breeze, dry
23:0065 Decent–––30 km/h W43–dry12°fresh breeze, dry, sunny
Saturday, 3 October
00:0065 Decent–––29 km/h W40–dry12°fresh breeze, dry
01:0065 Decent–––30 km/h WSW37–dry12°fresh breeze, dry
02:0065 Decent–––30 km/h WSW35–dry12°fresh breeze, dry
03:0081 Grand–––28 km/h WSW33–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
04:0081 Grand–––27 km/h WSW32–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
05:0065 Decent–––30 km/h WSW33–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
06:0065 Decent–––29 km/h WSW36–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
07:0065 Decent–––30 km/h WSW36–0.1 mm12°fresh breeze, dry
08:0065 Decent–––30 km/h WSW35–0.1 mm12°fresh breeze, dry
09:0065 Decent–––31 km/h WSW33–dry12°fresh breeze, dry
10:0081 Grand–––24 km/h W32–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
11:0084 Grand–––21 km/h W31–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
12:0094 Grand–––17 km/h WSW31–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
13:0094 Grand–––18 km/h WSW31–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––19 km/h WSW31–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
15:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SW32–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SW32–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW33–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SW33–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
19:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SSW33–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
20:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SSW35–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
21:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW39–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
22:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW43–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
23:0081 Grand–––28 km/h SSW47–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0065 Decent–––33 km/h SSW50–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
01:0049 Fresh–––40 km/h S53–dry13°strong wind, dry
02:0041 Blowy–––41 km/h S54–dry13°strong wind, dry
03:0041 Blowy–––43 km/h S55–0.1 mm12°strong wind, dry
04:0041 Blowy–––42 km/h S55–0.1 mm13°strong wind, dry
05:0068 Decent–––38 km/h S53–0.1 mm13°fresh breeze, dry
06:0052 Fresh–––39 km/h SSW52–0.1 mm15°strong wind, dry
07:0052 Fresh–––39 km/h SSW51–0.1 mm15°strong wind, dry
08:0060 Fresh–––37 km/h SSW50–0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
09:0044 Blowy–––39 km/h SSW49–0.2 mm15°strong wind, showers possible
10:0044 Blowy–––39 km/h SSW49–0.2 mm16°strong wind, showers possible
11:0060 Fresh–––38 km/h SSW49–0.2 mm16°fresh breeze, showers possible
12:0060 Fresh–––36 km/h SSW49–0.2 mm16°fresh breeze, showers possible
13:0052 Fresh–––39 km/h SSW50–0.1 mm16°strong wind, dry
14:0052 Fresh–––39 km/h SSW50–0.1 mm16°strong wind, dry
15:0068 Decent–––38 km/h SSW50–0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry
16:0068 Decent–––39 km/h SW50–0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry
17:0068 Decent–––38 km/h SW50–0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry

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?

Loughros Point Sauna · Loughros Point, Ardara · 8 km · mobile

Inishkeel Sauna · Narin Strand, Portnoo · 14 km · fixed

Sliabh Liag Sauna · Teelin Pier (also Portnacross Pier, Killybegs) · 16 km · fixed

Wild Atlantic Sea Sauna Dooey Beach · Dooey Beach, Lettermacaward · 19 km · fixed

Put Lough Adoochro 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 Adoochro dip · DecentFri, 2 Oct 17:30–18:30 · fresh breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Adoochro dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · gentle breeze, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Adoochro dip · DecentSun, 4 Oct 14:30–15:30 · fresh breeze, dry

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