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Lough Aduff

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
30 km/h
Fresh breeze, S, gusts 40
Daylight
07:35
Sunrise. Sunset 19:07. Air 11°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
17:00
Grand 81/100
moderate breeze, dry · 21 km/h
☀ 07:35–19:07
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry, sunny · 14 km/h
☀ 07:37–19:05
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 22 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:02
Mon, 5 Oct
16:00
Grand 80/100
gentle breeze, rain · 18 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:00
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry · 9 km/h
☀ 07:43–18:57
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Decent 79/100
gentle breeze, rain · 18 km/h
☀ 07:45–18:55
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 13 km/h
☀ 07:47–18:52

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 05:0065 · Decentfresh breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 05:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 06:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 07:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 08:00 · 65 DecentFri 09:00 · 73 DecentFri 10:00 · 47 FreshFri 11:00 · 35 BlowyFri 12:00 · 51 FreshFri 13:00 · 43 BlowyFri 14:00 · 61 FreshFri 15:00 · 66 DecentFri 16:00 · 73 DecentFri 17:00 · 81 GrandFri 18:00 · 81 GrandFri 19:00 · 76 DecentFri 20:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 86 GrandSat 09:00 · 86 GrandSat 10:00 · 91 GrandSat 11:00 · 91 GrandSat 12:00 · 81 GrandSat 13:00 · 81 GrandSat 14:00 · 81 GrandSat 15:00 · 84 GrandSat 16:00 · 84 GrandSat 17:00 · 81 GrandSat 18:00 · 81 GrandSat 19:00 · 65 DecentSat 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 72 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 72 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 72 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 76 DecentSun 09:00 · 76 DecentSun 10:00 · 76 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 · 76 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 10:00 · 71 DecentMon 13:00 · 71 DecentMon 16:00 · 80 GrandMon 19:00 · 80 GrandMon 22:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 89 GrandTue 13:00 · 89 GrandTue 16:00 · 91 GrandTue 19:00 · 92 GrandTue 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 78 DecentWed 13:00 · 79 DecentWed 19:00 · 72 DecentThu 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 68 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 05:00

65 Decent
  • fresh breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset30 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
30 km/h S · gusts 40
Tide
–
Air
11°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
05:0065 Decent–––30 km/h S40–dry11°fresh breeze, dry
06:0065 Decent–––29 km/h S41–dry11°fresh breeze, dry
07:0065 Decent–––30 km/h S41–dry11°fresh breeze, dry
08:0065 Decent–––34 km/h S41–dry11°fresh breeze, dry
09:0073 Decent–––27 km/h S42–0.5 mm11°moderate breeze, showers possible
10:0047 Fresh–––32 km/h S46–1.3 mm11°fresh breeze, rain
11:0035 Blowy–––31 km/h S50–3.3 mm12°fresh breeze, rain
12:0051 Fresh–––27 km/h S52–4.1 mm12°moderate breeze, rain
13:0043 Blowy–––28 km/h SSW54–3.5 mm12°moderate breeze, rain
14:0061 Fresh–––22 km/h SSW49–1.7 mm11°moderate breeze, rain
15:0066 Decent–––28 km/h SW44–0.8 mm11°moderate breeze, rain
16:0073 Decent–––22 km/h SW39–0.2 mm11°moderate breeze, showers possible
17:0081 Grand–––21 km/h WSW37–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
18:0081 Grand–––25 km/h W36–dry11°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
19:0076 Decent–––21 km/h W33–dry9°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
20:0086 Grand–––19 km/h W26–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
21:0076 Decent–––20 km/h W23–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
22:0086 Grand–––17 km/h WSW22–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
23:0086 Grand–––17 km/h W22–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand–––16 km/h WSW21–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
01:0086 Grand–––17 km/h WSW21–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
02:0086 Grand–––18 km/h WSW21–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
03:0086 Grand–––18 km/h SW21–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
04:0086 Grand–––15 km/h SW20–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
05:0086 Grand–––15 km/h SW19–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
06:0086 Grand–––14 km/h SW19–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
07:0092 Grand–––11 km/h WSW18–dry9°light winds, dry
08:0086 Grand–––14 km/h W18–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
09:0086 Grand–––13 km/h WSW17–dry9°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
10:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SW21–dry10°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
11:0091 Grand–––18 km/h SSW24–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
12:0081 Grand–––20 km/h SSW27–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
13:0081 Grand–––23 km/h SSW30–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
14:0081 Grand–––26 km/h SSW31–dry13°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
15:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW31–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW31–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
17:0081 Grand–––28 km/h SSW32–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
18:0081 Grand–––28 km/h SSW31–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
19:0065 Decent–––30 km/h SSW30–dry12°fresh breeze, dry
20:0081 Grand–––28 km/h SSW30–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
21:0081 Grand–––27 km/h SSW32–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
22:0081 Grand–––25 km/h SSW33–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
23:0081 Grand–––22 km/h SSW36–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0065 Decent–––29 km/h SSW38–dry12°fresh breeze, dry
01:0081 Grand–––26 km/h SSW41–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
02:0073 Decent–––22 km/h SSW42–0.2 mm12°moderate breeze, showers possible
03:0073 Decent–––23 km/h SSW42–0.3 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible
04:0076 Decent–––23 km/h SW42–0.3 mm13°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 Lough Aduff 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 Aduff dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 16:30–17:30 · moderate breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Aduff dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · gentle breeze, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Aduff dip · DecentSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, showers possible

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