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Lough Aleen

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Met Éireann Yellow yellow; Moderate warning. Rain warning for Mayo Until 12:00 Fri, 2 Oct.
Dip score now
83
Grand · gentle breeze, showers possible
Wind
17 km/h
Gentle breeze, SSW, gusts 52
Daylight
07:43
Sunrise. Sunset 19:16. Air 12°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
14:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 28 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:16
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry, sunny · 17 km/h
☀ 07:45–19:14
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Decent 68/100
fresh breeze, dry · 32 km/h
☀ 07:47–19:11
Mon, 5 Oct
16:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 22 km/h
☀ 07:48–19:09
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 81/100
moderate breeze, dry · 26 km/h
☀ 07:50–19:06
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 73/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 25 km/h
☀ 07:52–19:04
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Fresh 57/100
fresh breeze, showers possible · 36 km/h
☀ 07:54–19:02

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 12:0083 · Grandgentle breeze · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 06:00 · 36 Blowy · nightFri 07:00 · 26 Grim · nightFri 08:00 · 24 GrimFri 09:00 · 19 GrimFri 10:00 · 14 GrimFri 11:00 · 27 GrimFri 12:00 · 83 GrandFri 13:00 · 68 DecentFri 14:00 · 84 GrandFri 15:00 · 68 DecentFri 16:00 · 68 DecentFri 17:00 · 65 DecentFri 18:00 · 65 DecentFri 19:00 · 65 DecentFri 20:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 91 GrandSat 09:00 · 91 GrandSat 10:00 · 84 GrandSat 11:00 · 84 GrandSat 12:00 · 84 GrandSat 13:00 · 84 GrandSat 14:00 · 84 GrandSat 15:00 · 68 DecentSat 16:00 · 68 DecentSat 17:00 · 68 DecentSat 18:00 · 68 DecentSat 19:00 · 68 DecentSat 20:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 00:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 68 DecentSun 09:00 · 68 DecentSun 10:00 · 68 DecentSun 11:00 · 68 DecentSun 12:00 · 68 DecentSun 13:00 · 68 DecentSun 14:00 · 68 DecentSun 15:00 · 68 DecentSun 16:00 · 68 DecentSun 17:00 · 68 DecentSun 18:00 · 68 DecentSun 19:00 · 68 DecentSun 20:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 10:00 · 60 FreshMon 13:00 · 76 DecentMon 16:00 · 84 GrandMon 19:00 · 76 DecentMon 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 52 Fresh · nightTue 10:00 · 57 FreshTue 13:00 · 81 GrandTue 16:00 · 65 DecentTue 19:00 · 81 GrandTue 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 73 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 73 DecentWed 13:00 · 73 DecentWed 19:00 · 57 FreshThu 01:00 · 57 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 57 FreshThu 19:00 · 22 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 12:00

83 Grand
  • gentle breeze
  • showers possible
NESWsunrisesunset17 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
17 km/h SSW · gusts 52
Tide
–
Air
12°C · 0.8 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
11:0027 Grim–––31 km/h SW69–3.6 mm12°fresh breeze, rain
12:0083 Grand–––17 km/h SSW52–0.8 mm12°gentle breeze, showers possible
13:0068 Decent–––38 km/h SW45–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
14:0084 Grand–––28 km/h W42–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
15:0068 Decent–––33 km/h W43–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
16:0068 Decent–––35 km/h WNW46–dry13°fresh breeze, dry, sunny
17:0065 Decent–––33 km/h W45–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
18:0065 Decent–––35 km/h W45–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
19:0065 Decent–––36 km/h W45–dry12°fresh breeze, dry, sunny
20:0065 Decent–––32 km/h W44–dry12°fresh breeze, dry, sunny
21:0065 Decent–––29 km/h WNW43–dry12°fresh breeze, dry
22:0081 Grand–––27 km/h W41–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
23:0081 Grand–––26 km/h W38–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0081 Grand–––26 km/h W35–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
01:0081 Grand–––25 km/h WSW34–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
02:0081 Grand–––24 km/h WSW34–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
03:0081 Grand–––27 km/h WSW35–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
04:0081 Grand–––27 km/h WSW34–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
05:0081 Grand–––24 km/h W33–dry13°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
06:0081 Grand–––22 km/h WSW31–dry13°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
07:0081 Grand–––20 km/h WSW28–dry13°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
08:0091 Grand–––17 km/h WSW26–dry13°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
09:0091 Grand–––17 km/h SW26–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
10:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SW28–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
11:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SW30–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
12:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SSW33–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
13:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW36–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
14:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SSW40–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
15:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SSW44–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
16:0068 Decent–––35 km/h SSW46–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
17:0068 Decent–––37 km/h SSW48–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
18:0068 Decent–––37 km/h SSW48–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
19:0068 Decent–––37 km/h SSW48–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
20:0068 Decent–––37 km/h SSW49–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
21:0068 Decent–––37 km/h SSW49–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
22:0052 Fresh–––40 km/h SSW50–dry15°strong wind, dry
23:0052 Fresh–––41 km/h SSW51–dry15°strong wind, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0068 Decent–––38 km/h SSW51–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
01:0068 Decent–––38 km/h SSW52–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
02:0068 Decent–––37 km/h SSW52–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
03:0068 Decent–––36 km/h SSW52–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
04:0068 Decent–––39 km/h SSW51–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
05:0052 Fresh–––42 km/h SSW51–0.1 mm15°strong wind, dry
06:0052 Fresh–––39 km/h SSW50–0.1 mm15°strong wind, dry
07:0068 Decent–––38 km/h SW49–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
08:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SW43–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
09:0068 Decent–––34 km/h SW43–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
10:0068 Decent–––33 km/h SW43–dry15°fresh breeze, dry

The spot

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

Lakes have no tide or swell; the score is wind, rain, air temperature and daylight. Know better? Tell us.

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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Big Dipper Sauna · Carrowniskey Beach, BigStyle Atlantic Lodge, Louisburgh · 15 km · fixed

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Put Lough Aleen 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 Aleen dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 13:30–14:30 · moderate breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Aleen dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Aleen dip · DecentSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · 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.