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Lough Aletter

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
92
Grand · light winds, dry
Wind
9 km/h
Light breeze, SW, gusts 23
Daylight
07:38
Sunrise. Sunset 19:11. Air 7°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
Daylight's done for today.
☀ 07:38–19:11
Sat, 3 Oct
12:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 7 km/h
☀ 07:40–19:08
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:06
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
☀ 07:44–19:04
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 9 km/h
☀ 07:46–19:01
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 13 km/h
☀ 07:48–18:59
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 10 km/h
☀ 07:49–18:56

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 22:0092 · Grandlight winds · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 17:00 · 94 GrandFri 18:00 · 91 GrandFri 19:00 · 97 GrandFri 20:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 92 GrandSat 09:00 · 97 GrandSat 10:00 · 97 GrandSat 11:00 · 97 GrandSat 12:00 · 100 GrandSat 13:00 · 100 GrandSat 14:00 · 100 GrandSat 15:00 · 100 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 91 GrandSat 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 94 GrandSun 09:00 · 94 GrandSun 10:00 · 76 DecentSun 11:00 · 94 GrandSun 12:00 · 94 GrandSun 13:00 · 86 GrandSun 14:00 · 76 DecentSun 15:00 · 76 DecentSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 94 GrandSun 18:00 · 94 GrandSun 19:00 · 94 GrandSun 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 94 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 · 94 GrandMon 09:00 · 94 GrandMon 10:00 · 94 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 · 94 GrandMon 18:00 · 94 GrandMon 19:00 · 94 GrandMon 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 78 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 83 GrandTue 19:00 · 97 GrandTue 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 83 GrandWed 16:00 · 73 DecentWed 19:00 · 86 GrandWed 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 89 GrandThu 19:00 · 73 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 22:00

92 Grand
  • light winds
  • dry
  • sunny
NESWsunrisesunset9 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
9 km/h SW · gusts 23
Tide
–
Air
7°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
21:0092 Grand–––9 km/h WSW27–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
22:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SW23–dry7°light winds, dry, sunny
23:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SSW21–dry6°light winds, dry, sunny
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand–––8 km/h SSW21–dry6°light winds, dry
01:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SSW21–dry6°light winds, dry
02:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SSW21–dry6°light winds, dry
03:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SSW21–dry7°light winds, dry
04:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SSW20–dry8°light winds, dry
05:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SW20–dry8°light winds, dry
06:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SW20–dry8°light winds, dry
07:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SSW19–dry9°light winds, dry
08:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SSW20–dry9°light winds, dry
09:0097 Grand–––9 km/h SSW19–dry10°light winds, dry
10:0097 Grand–––10 km/h WSW21–dry11°light winds, dry
11:0097 Grand–––7 km/h WSW23–dry13°light winds, dry, sunny
12:00100 Grand–––7 km/h SW25–dry14°light winds, dry, sunny
13:00100 Grand–––8 km/h SSW26–dry15°light winds, dry, sunny
14:00100 Grand–––10 km/h SSW27–dry14°light winds, dry
15:00100 Grand–––12 km/h SSW29–dry15°light winds, dry, sunny
16:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSW32–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SSW33–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSW34–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––13 km/h S32–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
20:0091 Grand–––13 km/h S30–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
21:0091 Grand–––14 km/h S32–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
22:0091 Grand–––15 km/h S35–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
23:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SSE38–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0086 Grand–––15 km/h SSE41–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
01:0091 Grand–––18 km/h SSE44–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
02:0091 Grand–––19 km/h SSE45–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
03:0091 Grand–––19 km/h S45–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
04:0091 Grand–––18 km/h S45–0.1 mm12°gentle breeze, dry
05:0084 Grand–––20 km/h S44–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
06:0094 Grand–––17 km/h S42–0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry
07:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW41–0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry
08:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW41–0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry
09:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW41–0.1 mm15°gentle breeze, dry
10:0076 Decent–––20 km/h SSW41–0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
11:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW41–0.1 mm15°gentle breeze, dry
12:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW41–0.1 mm15°gentle breeze, dry
13:0086 Grand–––19 km/h SSW42–0.2 mm15°gentle breeze, showers possible
14:0076 Decent–––21 km/h SSW42–0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
15:0076 Decent–––20 km/h SSW44–0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
16:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SW43–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SW43–0.1 mm15°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SW42–0.1 mm15°gentle breeze, dry
19:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SW42–0.1 mm15°gentle breeze, dry
20:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SW37–dry15°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.

Sauna after?

West Coast Sauna Co. (Enniscrone) · Enniscrone Pier, Cliff Road · 13 km · mobile

Sauna Sasta · Dunmoran Strand, Skreen · 16 km · fixed

West Coast Sauna Co. (Kilcummin) · Kilcummin Pier, Killala Bay, Co. Mayo · 20 km · mobile

The Hot Box Sauna (Rosses Point) · Deadman's Point, Rosses Point · 26 km · fixed

Put Lough Aletter in your calendar

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🌊 Lough Aletter dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Aletter dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry

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