Dipper › Co. Cork

Lough Akeen

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
100
Grand · light winds, dry
Wind
5 km/h
Light air, NNW, gusts 17
Daylight
07:41
Sunrise. Sunset 19:16. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
Daylight's done for today.
☀ 07:41–19:16
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 10 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:14
Sun, 4 Oct
09:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 15 km/h
☀ 07:44–19:12
Mon, 5 Oct
18:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 16 km/h
☀ 07:46–19:09
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:47–19:07
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
☀ 07:49–19:05
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 22 km/h
☀ 07:51–19:03

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 23:00100 · Grandlight winds · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 14:00 · 24 GrimFri 15:00 · 21 GrimFri 16:00 · 66 DecentFri 17:00 · 84 GrandFri 18:00 · 84 GrandFri 19:00 · 94 GrandFri 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 100 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 91 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 · 100 GrandSat 12:00 · 100 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 84 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 94 GrandSat 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 84 GrandSun 09:00 · 94 GrandSun 10:00 · 94 GrandSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 84 GrandSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 84 GrandSun 18:00 · 84 GrandSun 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 · 84 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 84 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 · 84 GrandMon 15:00 · 84 GrandMon 16:00 · 84 GrandMon 17:00 · 84 GrandMon 18:00 · 94 GrandMon 19:00 · 94 GrandMon 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 92 GrandTue 13:00 · 100 GrandTue 16:00 · 84 GrandTue 19:00 · 84 GrandTue 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 84 GrandWed 16:00 · 84 GrandWed 19:00 · 84 GrandWed 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 84 GrandThu 19:00 · 68 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 23:00

100 Grand
  • light winds
  • dry
  • sunny
NESWsunrisesunset5 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
5 km/h NNW · gusts 17
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
23:00100 Grand–––5 km/h NNW17–dry13°light winds, dry, sunny
Saturday, 3 October
00:0097 Grand–––5 km/h N15–dry13°light winds, dry, sunny
01:0097 Grand–––5 km/h N13–dry12°light winds, dry
02:0097 Grand–––5 km/h ENE11–dry12°light winds, dry
03:0097 Grand–––6 km/h ENE9–dry12°light winds, dry
04:0097 Grand–––7 km/h E9–dry12°light winds, dry
05:0091 Grand–––13 km/h ESE11–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
06:0097 Grand–––9 km/h E13–dry12°light winds, dry
07:0097 Grand–––8 km/h NE13–dry12°light winds, dry
08:0097 Grand–––10 km/h ENE13–dry12°light winds, dry
09:0097 Grand–––10 km/h ENE14–dry12°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0097 Grand–––11 km/h ENE15–dry13°light winds, dry, sunny
11:00100 Grand–––10 km/h E17–dry14°light winds, dry, sunny
12:00100 Grand–––11 km/h ESE19–dry14°light winds, dry
13:0094 Grand–––14 km/h ESE22–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––18 km/h ESE23–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
15:0094 Grand–––18 km/h ESE24–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
16:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SE24–dry15°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
17:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SE23–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––17 km/h ESE22–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
19:0094 Grand–––13 km/h ESE21–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
20:0094 Grand–––13 km/h ESE20–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
21:0094 Grand–––13 km/h E20–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
22:00100 Grand–––10 km/h ENE21–dry15°light winds, dry
23:00100 Grand–––9 km/h ESE21–dry15°light winds, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:00100 Grand–––12 km/h SSW22–dry15°light winds, dry
01:00100 Grand–––8 km/h S23–dry15°light winds, dry
02:00100 Grand–––9 km/h S23–dry15°light winds, dry
03:00100 Grand–––9 km/h SSW25–dry15°light winds, dry
04:00100 Grand–––9 km/h S26–dry15°light winds, dry
05:00100 Grand–––11 km/h S26–dry15°light winds, dry
06:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW27–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
07:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SW27–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
08:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SW28–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
09:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SW28–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
10:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SW29–dry16°gentle breeze, dry
11:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SSW30–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
12:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SW30–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
13:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SW30–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
14:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SW31–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
15:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SW31–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SW34–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SW31–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
18:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SW31–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
19:0084 Grand–––26 km/h WSW33–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
20:0084 Grand–––24 km/h WSW29–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
21:0084 Grand–––23 km/h WSW28–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
22:0084 Grand–––22 km/h WSW30–dry16°moderate 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.

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Put Lough Akeen 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 Akeen dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Akeen dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 08:30–09:30 · gentle breeze, dry

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