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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
46
Fresh · moderate breeze, rain
Wind
24 km/h
Moderate breeze, S, gusts 57
Daylight
07:38
Sunrise. Sunset 19:11. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
19:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 11 km/h
☀ 07:38–19:11
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 8 km/h
☀ 07:40–19:08
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 21 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:06
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, showers possible · 12 km/h
☀ 07:44–19:04
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 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 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 15 km/h
☀ 07:49–18:56

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 11:0046 · Freshmoderate breeze · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 06:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 08:00 · 81 GrandFri 09:00 · 73 DecentFri 10:00 · 64 DecentFri 11:00 · 46 FreshFri 12:00 · 56 FreshFri 13:00 · 61 FreshFri 14:00 · 83 GrandFri 15:00 · 84 GrandFri 16:00 · 94 GrandFri 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 · 92 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 · 92 GrandSat 10:00 · 97 GrandSat 11:00 · 97 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 84 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 91 GrandSat 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 76 Decent · 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 · 84 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 86 GrandMon 13:00 · 76 DecentMon 16:00 · 86 GrandMon 19:00 · 92 GrandMon 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 91 GrandTue 16:00 · 91 GrandTue 19:00 · 91 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 19:00 · 74 DecentThu 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 57 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 11:00

46 Fresh
  • moderate breeze
  • rain
NESWsunrisesunset24 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
24 km/h S · gusts 57
Tide
–
Air
13°C · 2.9 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
11:0046 Fresh–––24 km/h S57–2.9 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
12:0056 Fresh–––17 km/h S58–4.8 mm13°gentle breeze, rain
13:0061 Fresh–––13 km/h SSW51–3.4 mm12°gentle breeze, rain
14:0083 Grand–––14 km/h SW42–0.4 mm11°gentle breeze, showers possible
15:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SW40–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––13 km/h W38–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––15 km/h W39–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
18:0091 Grand–––15 km/h W37–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
19:0097 Grand–––11 km/h W32–dry11°light winds, dry
20:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WSW24–dry10°light winds, dry
21:0092 Grand–––9 km/h WSW23–dry8°light winds, dry
22:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SW23–dry8°light winds, dry
23:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SW21–dry7°light winds, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SSW21–dry7°light winds, dry
01:0092 Grand–––10 km/h SSW21–dry7°light winds, dry
02:0092 Grand–––10 km/h SSW21–dry7°light winds, dry
03:0092 Grand–––10 km/h SSW22–dry8°light winds, dry
04:0092 Grand–––10 km/h SSW22–dry9°light winds, dry
05:0092 Grand–––10 km/h SW21–dry9°light winds, dry
06:0092 Grand–––10 km/h SW20–dry9°light winds, dry
07:0092 Grand–––7 km/h WSW20–dry9°light winds, dry
08:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SSW19–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
09:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SSW19–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0097 Grand–––8 km/h SSW21–dry12°light winds, dry
11:0097 Grand–––12 km/h SSW24–dry13°light winds, dry, sunny
12:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SSW28–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
13:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSW31–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSW34–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
15:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW37–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW40–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SSW41–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW41–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––18 km/h S39–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
20:0091 Grand–––17 km/h S38–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
21:0091 Grand–––17 km/h S40–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
22:0081 Grand–––20 km/h S42–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
23:0081 Grand–––21 km/h S43–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0084 Grand–––21 km/h S44–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
01:0081 Grand–––20 km/h S44–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
02:0084 Grand–––21 km/h S44–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
03:0076 Decent–––21 km/h SSW43–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
04:0076 Decent–––22 km/h SSW43–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
05:0076 Decent–––23 km/h SSW44–0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
06:0076 Decent–––22 km/h SSW44–0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
07:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SSW44–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
08:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SW36–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
09:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SW36–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
10:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SW36–dry15°moderate breeze, dry

The spot

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

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Getting there

Open in Maps · OpenStreetMap

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

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 Aletter dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Lough Aletter dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Lough Aletter dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, dry

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