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Lough Aluirg

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
83
Grand · gentle breeze, showers possible
Wind
19 km/h
Gentle breeze, WSW, gusts 32
Daylight
07:37
Sunrise. Sunset 19:04. Air 10°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
12:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:37–19:04
Sun, 4 Oct
09:00
Decent 68/100
fresh breeze, dry · 33 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:02
Mon, 5 Oct
18:00
Grand 84/100
light winds, rain · 12 km/h
☀ 07:41–18:59
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 16 km/h
☀ 07:43–18:57
Wed, 7 Oct
19:00
Decent 74/100
gentle breeze, rain · 18 km/h
☀ 07:45–18:54
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry · 8 km/h
☀ 07:47–18:52
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Fresh 51/100
moderate breeze, rain · 26 km/h
☀ 07:49–18:49

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 10:0083 · Grandgentle breeze · showers possible
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 86 GrandSat 09:00 · 86 GrandSat 10:00 · 83 GrandSat 11:00 · 81 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 · 81 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 · 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 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 57 FreshSun 09:00 · 68 DecentSun 10:00 · 60 FreshSun 11:00 · 60 FreshSun 12:00 · 60 FreshSun 13:00 · 60 FreshSun 14:00 · 52 FreshSun 15:00 · 52 FreshSun 16:00 · 52 FreshSun 17:00 · 52 FreshSun 18:00 · 60 FreshSun 19:00 · 68 DecentSun 20:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 21:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 22:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 00:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 01:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 03:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 04:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 06:00 · 41 Blowy · nightMon 07:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 08:00 · 73 DecentMon 09:00 · 73 DecentMon 10:00 · 76 DecentMon 11:00 · 76 DecentMon 12:00 · 76 DecentMon 13:00 · 72 DecentMon 14:00 · 72 DecentMon 15:00 · 72 DecentMon 16:00 · 72 DecentMon 17:00 · 81 GrandMon 18:00 · 84 GrandMon 19:00 · 84 GrandMon 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 21:00 · 85 Grand · nightMon 22:00 · 85 Grand · nightMon 23:00 · 85 Grand · nightTue 00:00 · 85 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 85 Grand · nightTue 02:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightTue 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightTue 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 78 DecentTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 83 GrandTue 19:00 · 78 DecentTue 22:00 · 78 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 74 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 74 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 63 DecentWed 13:00 · 67 DecentWed 16:00 · 63 DecentWed 19:00 · 74 DecentWed 22:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightThu 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 10:00 · 92 GrandThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 63 DecentFri 01:00 · 33 Blowy · nightFri 07:00 · 11 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 36 BlowyFri 19:00 · 51 Fresh

Sat, 3 Oct, 10:00

83 Grand
  • gentle breeze
  • showers possible
NESWsunrisesunset19 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
19 km/h WSW · gusts 32
Tide
–
Air
10°C · 0.2 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
10:0083 Grand–––19 km/h WSW32–0.2 mm10°gentle breeze, showers possible
11:0081 Grand–––21 km/h W33–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
12:0091 Grand–––19 km/h W32–0.1 mm11°gentle breeze, dry
13:0091 Grand–––19 km/h WSW32–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
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–––17 km/h SW32–dry13°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
17:0091 Grand–––17 km/h SSW31–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
18:0081 Grand–––20 km/h SSW29–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––17 km/h SSW25–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
20:0091 Grand–––15 km/h SSW22–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
21:0091 Grand–––15 km/h SSW25–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
22:0081 Grand–––21 km/h SSW31–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
23:0081 Grand–––25 km/h SSW36–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0065 Decent–––29 km/h SSW41–dry10°fresh breeze, dry
01:0065 Decent–––30 km/h SSW46–dry10°fresh breeze, dry
02:0065 Decent–––31 km/h SSW50–dry11°fresh breeze, dry
03:0065 Decent–––31 km/h SSW52–dry11°fresh breeze, dry
04:0065 Decent–––30 km/h SSW53–dry11°fresh breeze, dry
05:0065 Decent–––31 km/h SW53–dry11°fresh breeze, dry
06:0057 Fresh–––34 km/h SW55–0.1 mm12°fresh breeze, dry
07:0057 Fresh–––34 km/h SW55–0.1 mm12°fresh breeze, dry
08:0057 Fresh–––32 km/h SW54–0.1 mm13°fresh breeze, dry
09:0068 Decent–––33 km/h SW53–0.1 mm13°fresh breeze, dry
10:0060 Fresh–––33 km/h SW53–0.2 mm14°fresh breeze, showers possible
11:0060 Fresh–––35 km/h SW53–0.2 mm14°fresh breeze, showers possible
12:0060 Fresh–––32 km/h SW53–0.2 mm14°fresh breeze, showers possible
13:0060 Fresh–––30 km/h SSW53–0.2 mm14°fresh breeze, showers possible
14:0052 Fresh–––31 km/h SW55–0.2 mm14°fresh breeze, showers possible
15:0052 Fresh–––33 km/h SW56–0.2 mm14°fresh breeze, showers possible
16:0052 Fresh–––33 km/h SW55–0.2 mm14°fresh breeze, showers possible
17:0052 Fresh–––31 km/h SW55–0.2 mm14°fresh breeze, showers possible
18:0060 Fresh–––30 km/h SW54–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
19:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SW54–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
20:0060 Fresh–––30 km/h SW55–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
21:0060 Fresh–––31 km/h SW55–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
22:0060 Fresh–––32 km/h SW59–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
23:0044 Blowy–––40 km/h WSW62–0.1 mm14°strong wind, dry
Monday, 5 October
00:0044 Blowy–––40 km/h WSW64–0.1 mm14°strong wind, dry
01:0044 Blowy–––41 km/h WSW64–0.1 mm14°strong wind, dry
02:0044 Blowy–––41 km/h WSW66–dry14°strong wind, dry
03:0044 Blowy–––43 km/h WSW67–dry14°strong wind, dry
04:0060 Fresh–––37 km/h WSW66–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
05:0044 Blowy–––43 km/h WSW64–dry13°strong wind, dry
06:0041 Blowy–––41 km/h WSW63–0.1 mm13°strong wind, dry
07:0044 Blowy–––40 km/h WSW60–0.1 mm13°strong wind, dry
08:0073 Decent–––27 km/h WSW46–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible
09:0073 Decent–––26 km/h WSW45–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible

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?

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 11:30–12:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Aluirg dip · DecentSun, 4 Oct 08:30–09:30 · fresh breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Aluirg dip · GrandMon, 5 Oct 17:30–18:30 · light winds, rain

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