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Lough Anabovin

Monitored, not designated

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Dip score now
76
Decent · moderate breeze, dry
Wind
26 km/h
Moderate breeze, S, gusts 41
Daylight
07:35
Sunrise. Sunset 19:07. Air 9°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
08:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, dry · 26 km/h
☀ 07:35–19:07
Sat, 3 Oct
09:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 11 km/h
☀ 07:37–19:05
Sun, 4 Oct
16:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 25 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:02
Mon, 5 Oct
16:00
Decent 77/100
gentle breeze, rain · 18 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:00
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:43–18:57
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 78/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 14 km/h
☀ 07:45–18:55
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 78/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 13 km/h
☀ 07:47–18:52

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 08:0076 · Decentmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 08:00 · 76 DecentFri 09:00 · 68 DecentFri 10:00 · 66 DecentFri 11:00 · 42 BlowyFri 12:00 · 35 BlowyFri 13:00 · 38 BlowyFri 14:00 · 52 FreshFri 15:00 · 68 DecentFri 16:00 · 76 DecentFri 17:00 · 76 DecentFri 18:00 · 76 DecentFri 19:00 · 76 DecentFri 20:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 86 GrandSat 09:00 · 92 GrandSat 10:00 · 86 GrandSat 11:00 · 86 GrandSat 12:00 · 91 GrandSat 13:00 · 81 GrandSat 14:00 · 81 GrandSat 15:00 · 81 GrandSat 16:00 · 81 GrandSat 17:00 · 81 GrandSat 18:00 · 81 GrandSat 19:00 · 81 GrandSat 20:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 53 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 73 DecentSun 09:00 · 73 DecentSun 10:00 · 73 DecentSun 11:00 · 73 DecentSun 12:00 · 73 DecentSun 13:00 · 69 DecentSun 14:00 · 72 DecentSun 15:00 · 72 DecentSun 16:00 · 76 DecentSun 17:00 · 73 DecentSun 18:00 · 73 DecentSun 19:00 · 73 DecentSun 20:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 10:00 · 68 DecentMon 13:00 · 68 DecentMon 16:00 · 77 DecentMon 19:00 · 77 DecentMon 22:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 72 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 84 GrandTue 13:00 · 84 GrandTue 16:00 · 86 GrandTue 19:00 · 92 GrandTue 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 78 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 78 DecentWed 13:00 · 74 DecentWed 19:00 · 72 DecentThu 01:00 · 72 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 78 DecentThu 19:00 · 68 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 08:00

76 Decent
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset26 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
26 km/h S · gusts 41
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
08:0076 Decent–––26 km/h S41–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
09:0068 Decent–––27 km/h S42–0.2 mm9°moderate breeze, showers possible
10:0066 Decent–––28 km/h S46–0.9 mm10°moderate breeze, rain
11:0042 Blowy–––35 km/h S49–2.1 mm10°fresh breeze, rain
12:0035 Blowy–––34 km/h S53–4.6 mm10°fresh breeze, rain
13:0038 Blowy–––22 km/h SW55–5.3 mm10°moderate breeze, rain
14:0052 Fresh–––24 km/h SSW53–2.3 mm10°moderate breeze, rain
15:0068 Decent–––20 km/h SW47–0.5 mm10°moderate breeze, showers possible
16:0076 Decent–––24 km/h SW44–0.1 mm10°moderate breeze, dry
17:0076 Decent–––20 km/h W42–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
18:0076 Decent–––22 km/h WSW40–0.1 mm9°moderate breeze, dry
19:0076 Decent–––23 km/h WSW36–dry8°moderate breeze, dry
20:0076 Decent–––20 km/h W28–dry7°moderate breeze, dry
21:0076 Decent–––20 km/h WSW23–dry7°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
22:0086 Grand–––17 km/h W22–dry6°gentle breeze, dry
23:0086 Grand–––18 km/h W21–dry6°gentle breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0080 Grand–––18 km/h W19–dry6°gentle breeze, dry
01:0080 Grand–––17 km/h W19–dry5°gentle breeze, dry
02:0080 Grand–––16 km/h W18–dry5°gentle breeze, dry
03:0080 Grand–––17 km/h WSW19–dry6°gentle breeze, dry
04:0080 Grand–––17 km/h WSW19–dry6°gentle breeze, dry
05:0086 Grand–––15 km/h WSW20–dry6°gentle breeze, dry
06:0086 Grand–––16 km/h WSW21–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
07:0086 Grand–––16 km/h WSW21–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
08:0086 Grand–––13 km/h WSW20–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
09:0092 Grand–––11 km/h WSW19–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0086 Grand–––15 km/h WSW21–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
11:0086 Grand–––16 km/h SW27–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
12:0091 Grand–––18 km/h SW29–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
13:0081 Grand–––22 km/h SW31–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
14:0081 Grand–––22 km/h SSW32–dry11°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
15:0081 Grand–––22 km/h SSW33–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
16:0081 Grand–––22 km/h SSW34–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
17:0081 Grand–––21 km/h SSW35–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
18:0081 Grand–––25 km/h SSW36–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
19:0081 Grand–––28 km/h SSW34–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
20:0076 Decent–––26 km/h SSW33–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
21:0076 Decent–––24 km/h SSW34–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
22:0076 Decent–––21 km/h SSW35–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
23:0076 Decent–––21 km/h SSW37–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0076 Decent–––20 km/h SSW38–0.1 mm10°moderate breeze, dry
01:0076 Decent–––20 km/h SSW40–0.1 mm10°moderate breeze, dry
02:0068 Decent–––23 km/h SSW41–0.2 mm10°moderate breeze, showers possible
03:0073 Decent–––26 km/h SW42–0.3 mm10°moderate breeze, showers possible
04:0057 Fresh–––29 km/h SW44–0.4 mm11°fresh breeze, showers possible
05:0073 Decent–––28 km/h SW45–0.3 mm11°moderate breeze, showers possible
06:0057 Fresh–––30 km/h SW46–0.4 mm11°fresh breeze, showers possible
07:0053 Fresh–––30 km/h SW46–0.4 mm12°fresh breeze, rain

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.

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Put Lough Anabovin 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 Anabovin dip · DecentFri, 2 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Anabovin dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 08:30–09:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Anabovin dip · DecentSun, 4 Oct 15:30–16:30 · 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.