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Lough Alewnaghta

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
8 km/h
Light breeze, SW, gusts 14
Daylight
07:37
Sunrise. Sunset 19:07. Air 7°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
12:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 10 km/h
☀ 07:37–19:07
Sun, 4 Oct
09:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:05
Mon, 5 Oct
18:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:02
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 9 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:00
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 9 km/h
☀ 07:44–18:58
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:46–18:55
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Decent 79/100
gentle breeze, rain · 16 km/h
☀ 07:48–18:53

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 01:0092 · Grandlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 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 · 100 GrandSat 13:00 · 100 GrandSat 14:00 · 100 GrandSat 15:00 · 100 GrandSat 16:00 · 100 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 100 GrandSat 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 91 GrandSun 09:00 · 94 GrandSun 10:00 · 84 GrandSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 84 GrandSun 14:00 · 94 GrandSun 15:00 · 94 GrandSun 16:00 · 94 GrandSun 17:00 · 94 GrandSun 18:00 · 94 GrandSun 19:00 · 82 GrandSun 20:00 · 82 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 94 GrandMon 09:00 · 94 GrandMon 10:00 · 94 GrandMon 11:00 · 86 GrandMon 12:00 · 94 GrandMon 13:00 · 94 GrandMon 14:00 · 84 GrandMon 15:00 · 84 GrandMon 16:00 · 84 GrandMon 17:00 · 94 GrandMon 18:00 · 100 GrandMon 19:00 · 100 GrandMon 22:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 92 GrandTue 13:00 · 86 GrandTue 16:00 · 94 GrandTue 19:00 · 97 GrandTue 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 97 GrandWed 13:00 · 91 GrandWed 16:00 · 94 GrandWed 19:00 · 97 GrandWed 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 97 GrandThu 19:00 · 91 GrandFri 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightFri 07:00 · 64 Decent · nightFri 13:00 · 72 DecentFri 19:00 · 79 Decent

Sat, 3 Oct, 01:00

92 Grand
  • light winds
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset8 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
8 km/h SW · gusts 14
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
00:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SW15–dry8°light winds, dry
01:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SW14–dry7°light winds, dry
02:0092 Grand–––9 km/h WSW13–dry7°light winds, dry
03:0092 Grand–––10 km/h SW12–dry7°light winds, dry
04:0092 Grand–––10 km/h SSW12–dry8°light winds, dry
05:0092 Grand–––10 km/h SW12–dry9°light winds, dry
06:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SW13–dry9°light winds, dry
07:0092 Grand–––11 km/h SW13–dry9°light winds, dry
08:0092 Grand–––12 km/h SSW13–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
09:0092 Grand–––10 km/h SW13–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SW14–dry11°light winds, dry, sunny
11:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SW17–dry13°light winds, dry, sunny
12:00100 Grand–––10 km/h SSW19–dry14°light winds, dry, sunny
13:00100 Grand–––10 km/h SSW22–dry15°light winds, dry, sunny
14:00100 Grand–––12 km/h SSW23–dry16°light winds, dry, sunny
15:00100 Grand–––11 km/h SSW24–dry16°light winds, dry
16:00100 Grand–––12 km/h SSW24–dry16°light winds, dry
17:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SSW23–dry16°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SSW22–dry16°gentle breeze, dry
19:00100 Grand–––10 km/h SSW19–dry14°light winds, dry
20:0094 Grand–––15 km/h S22–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
21:0091 Grand–––17 km/h SSW26–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
22:0091 Grand–––19 km/h SSW29–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
23:0091 Grand–––17 km/h SSW30–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0091 Grand–––19 km/h SSW31–dry12°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
01:0091 Grand–––19 km/h SSW32–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
02:0091 Grand–––16 km/h SW33–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
03:0091 Grand–––16 km/h SSW33–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
04:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SSW33–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
05:0091 Grand–––15 km/h SSW33–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
06:0091 Grand–––14 km/h S33–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
07:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SSW33–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
08:0091 Grand–––15 km/h SSW33–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
09:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SW33–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
10:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW34–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
11:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SSW35–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
12:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SW35–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
13:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW35–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
14:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW39–dry17°gentle breeze, dry
15:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SW39–dry18°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SW37–dry18°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SW36–dry17°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SW33–dry17°gentle breeze, dry
19:0082 Grand–––17 km/h SW33–0.3 mm17°gentle breeze, rain
20:0082 Grand–––18 km/h SW31–0.3 mm16°gentle breeze, rain
21:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SW31–dry16°gentle breeze, dry
22:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SW34–dry16°gentle breeze, dry
23:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SW31–dry16°gentle 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?

Lakeside Sauna · Youghal Quay, Lough Derg, Co. Tipperary · 6 km · fixed

Sauna Fiain · Renville Pier, Oranmore, Co. Galway · 51 km · fixed

Put Lough Alewnaghta 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.

Set up Dipper Plus
🌊 Lough Alewnaghta dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Alewnaghta dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 08:30–09:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Alewnaghta dip · GrandMon, 5 Oct 17:30–18:30 · light winds, dry

Nearby spots

Cregg Lough

3 km · Co. Clare · Not classified

Lough Derg

3 km · Co. Clare · Not classified

Black Lough

6 km · Co. Galway · Not classified

Black Lough

6 km · Co. Tipperary · Not classified

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