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Lough Aluirg

Monitored, not designated

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Dip score now
86
Grand · gentle breeze, dry
Wind
19 km/h
Gentle breeze, W, gusts 39
Daylight
07:35
Sunrise. Sunset 19:07. Air 9°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
Daylight's done for today.
☀ 07:35–19:07
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:37–19:04
Sun, 4 Oct
10:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 28 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:02
Mon, 5 Oct
11:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 26 km/h
☀ 07:41–18:59
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 84/100
light winds, showers possible · 8 km/h
☀ 07:43–18:57
Wed, 7 Oct
19:00
Decent 78/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 19 km/h
☀ 07:45–18:54
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 9 km/h
☀ 07:47–18:52

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 21:0086 · Grandgentle breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 86 GrandSat 09:00 · 86 GrandSat 10:00 · 91 GrandSat 11:00 · 91 GrandSat 12:00 · 91 GrandSat 13:00 · 91 GrandSat 14:00 · 91 GrandSat 15:00 · 91 GrandSat 16:00 · 91 GrandSat 17:00 · 91 GrandSat 18:00 · 91 GrandSat 19:00 · 91 GrandSat 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 68 DecentSun 09:00 · 68 DecentSun 10:00 · 76 DecentSun 11:00 · 76 DecentSun 12:00 · 76 DecentSun 13:00 · 76 DecentSun 14:00 · 60 FreshSun 15:00 · 60 FreshSun 16:00 · 60 FreshSun 17:00 · 60 FreshSun 18:00 · 68 DecentSun 19:00 · 68 DecentSun 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 65 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 65 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 65 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 81 GrandMon 09:00 · 81 GrandMon 10:00 · 81 GrandMon 11:00 · 84 GrandMon 12:00 · 76 DecentMon 13:00 · 76 DecentMon 14:00 · 76 DecentMon 15:00 · 76 DecentMon 16:00 · 72 DecentMon 17:00 · 76 DecentMon 18:00 · 76 DecentMon 19:00 · 73 DecentMon 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 80 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 83 GrandTue 19:00 · 84 GrandTue 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 75 DecentWed 13:00 · 69 DecentWed 16:00 · 69 DecentWed 19:00 · 78 DecentWed 22:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 89 GrandThu 19:00 · 78 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 21:00

86 Grand
  • gentle breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset19 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
19 km/h W · gusts 39
Tide
–
Air
9°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
21:0086 Grand–––19 km/h W39–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
22:0076 Decent–––22 km/h W39–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
23:0086 Grand–––19 km/h W35–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand–––15 km/h W31–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
01:0086 Grand–––16 km/h W27–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
02:0086 Grand–––17 km/h WSW24–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
03:0086 Grand–––18 km/h WSW23–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
04:0086 Grand–––17 km/h WSW23–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
05:0086 Grand–––15 km/h WSW23–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
06:0086 Grand–––17 km/h WSW24–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
07:0086 Grand–––17 km/h WSW26–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
08:0086 Grand–––15 km/h WSW26–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
09:0086 Grand–––19 km/h WSW27–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
10:0091 Grand–––18 km/h W29–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
11:0091 Grand–––18 km/h WSW30–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
12:0091 Grand–––18 km/h W30–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
13:0091 Grand–––14 km/h WSW30–dry12°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0091 Grand–––17 km/h WSW31–dry13°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
15:0091 Grand–––17 km/h WSW32–dry13°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
16:0091 Grand–––16 km/h SW32–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
17:0091 Grand–––18 km/h SSW32–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
18:0091 Grand–––17 km/h SSW31–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SSW28–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
20:0091 Grand–––18 km/h SSW27–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
21:0081 Grand–––20 km/h SSW32–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
22:0081 Grand–––23 km/h SSW37–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
23:0081 Grand–––25 km/h SSW42–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0065 Decent–––32 km/h SSW48–dry10°fresh breeze, dry
01:0065 Decent–––34 km/h SSW50–dry11°fresh breeze, dry
02:0065 Decent–––35 km/h SSW52–dry11°fresh breeze, dry
03:0065 Decent–––32 km/h SSW53–0.1 mm12°fresh breeze, dry
04:0065 Decent–––31 km/h SSW53–0.1 mm12°fresh breeze, dry
05:0065 Decent–––32 km/h SSW53–0.1 mm12°fresh breeze, dry
06:0065 Decent–––34 km/h SW54–0.1 mm12°fresh breeze, dry
07:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SW54–0.1 mm13°fresh breeze, dry
08:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SW53–0.1 mm13°fresh breeze, dry
09:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SW53–0.1 mm13°fresh breeze, dry
10:0076 Decent–––28 km/h SW52–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
11:0076 Decent–––28 km/h SW52–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
12:0076 Decent–––28 km/h SSW52–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
13:0076 Decent–––27 km/h SW53–0.3 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
14:0060 Fresh–––29 km/h SW53–0.2 mm14°fresh breeze, showers possible
15:0060 Fresh–––31 km/h SW53–0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
16:0060 Fresh–––32 km/h SW54–0.2 mm14°fresh breeze, showers possible
17:0060 Fresh–––31 km/h SW53–0.2 mm14°fresh breeze, showers possible
18:0068 Decent–––33 km/h WSW54–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
19:0068 Decent–––34 km/h WSW54–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
20:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SW45–0.1 mm14°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?

Cocoon Sauna · Portnablagh Pier, Dunfanaghy · 14 km · fixed

itSaunatrailer · The Wee Beach, Marble Hill, Dunfanaghy · 15 km · fixed

Put Lough Aluirg 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 Aluirg dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Aluirg dip · DecentSun, 4 Oct 09:30–10:30 · moderate breeze, showers possible

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