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Lough Aleck More

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Dip score now
81
Grand · moderate breeze, dry
Wind
22 km/h
Moderate breeze, W, gusts 47
Daylight
07:37
Sunrise. Sunset 19:08. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
18:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 25 km/h
☀ 07:37–19:08
Sat, 3 Oct
16:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:06
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 20 km/h
☀ 07:40–19:03
Mon, 5 Oct
09:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 28 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:01
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 11 km/h
☀ 07:44–18:58
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 79/100
gentle breeze, rain · 18 km/h
☀ 07:46–18:56
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 8 km/h
☀ 07:48–18:53

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 19:0081 · Grandmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 18:00 · 84 GrandFri 19:00 · 81 GrandFri 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 91 GrandSat 09:00 · 81 GrandSat 10:00 · 91 GrandSat 11:00 · 97 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 100 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 100 GrandSat 20:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 84 GrandSun 09:00 · 84 GrandSun 10:00 · 84 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 · 68 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 08:00 · 68 DecentMon 09:00 · 84 GrandMon 10:00 · 84 GrandMon 11:00 · 84 GrandMon 12:00 · 84 GrandMon 13:00 · 68 DecentMon 14:00 · 68 DecentMon 15:00 · 60 FreshMon 16:00 · 76 DecentMon 17:00 · 76 DecentMon 18:00 · 76 DecentMon 19:00 · 76 DecentMon 22:00 · 70 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 80 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 83 GrandTue 19:00 · 89 GrandTue 22:00 · 89 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 89 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 79 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 79 DecentWed 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

81 Grand
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset22 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
22 km/h W · gusts 47
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
18:0084 Grand–––25 km/h WSW48–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
19:0081 Grand–––22 km/h W47–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
20:0081 Grand–––21 km/h W46–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
21:0081 Grand–––24 km/h W45–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
22:0081 Grand–––20 km/h WNW44–dry11°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
23:0091 Grand–––17 km/h W40–dry11°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
Saturday, 3 October
00:0091 Grand–––17 km/h W36–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
01:0091 Grand–––15 km/h W33–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
02:0091 Grand–––17 km/h W31–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
03:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WSW29–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
04:0091 Grand–––16 km/h WSW27–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
05:0091 Grand–––18 km/h WSW28–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
06:0091 Grand–––19 km/h WSW31–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
07:0091 Grand–––16 km/h WSW31–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
08:0091 Grand–––16 km/h SW30–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
09:0081 Grand–––21 km/h W29–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
10:0091 Grand–––14 km/h W28–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
11:0097 Grand–––12 km/h W28–dry13°light winds, dry
12:0094 Grand–––13 km/h W28–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
13:0094 Grand–––13 km/h WSW29–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SW30–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
15:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SW30–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
16:00100 Grand–––12 km/h SSW30–dry15°light winds, dry
17:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SSW30–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
18:00100 Grand–––11 km/h SSW28–dry14°light winds, dry
19:00100 Grand–––10 km/h S26–dry13°light winds, dry
20:0097 Grand–––10 km/h S25–dry12°light winds, dry
21:0097 Grand–––12 km/h S27–dry13°light winds, dry
22:0091 Grand–––13 km/h S30–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
23:0091 Grand–––13 km/h S34–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0091 Grand–––17 km/h S38–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
01:0081 Grand–––20 km/h S41–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
02:0081 Grand–––22 km/h S44–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
03:0091 Grand–––19 km/h S44–0.1 mm12°gentle breeze, dry
04:0081 Grand–––21 km/h S44–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
05:0084 Grand–––21 km/h S44–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
06:0084 Grand–––21 km/h S43–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
07:0084 Grand–––20 km/h S43–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
08:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SSW43–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
09:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW43–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
10:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW43–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
11:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW44–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
12:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SSW44–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
13:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SSW45–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
14:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW46–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
15:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW46–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SW47–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SW46–0.1 mm16°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 Aleck More 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 Aleck More dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 17:30–18:30 · moderate breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Aleck More dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 15:30–16:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Lough Aleck More dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, dry

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Lough Botha

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Lough Salt

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Lough Nageeragh

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