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Lough Anaffrin

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
81
Grand · moderate breeze, dry
Wind
25 km/h
Moderate breeze, WSW, gusts 47
Daylight
07:38
Sunrise. Sunset 19:10. Air 12°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
16:00
Grand 81/100
moderate breeze, dry · 25 km/h
☀ 07:38–19:10
Sat, 3 Oct
15:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 16 km/h
☀ 07:40–19:07
Sun, 4 Oct
09:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 28 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:05
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 28 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:02
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry · 9 km/h
☀ 07:45–18:59
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 74/100
gentle breeze, rain · 18 km/h
☀ 07:47–18:57
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 8 km/h
☀ 07:49–18:55

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 16:0081 · Grandmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 14:00 · 52 FreshFri 15:00 · 73 DecentFri 16:00 · 81 GrandFri 17:00 · 81 GrandFri 18:00 · 65 DecentFri 19:00 · 81 GrandFri 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 91 GrandSat 09:00 · 91 GrandSat 10:00 · 91 GrandSat 11:00 · 91 GrandSat 12:00 · 91 GrandSat 13:00 · 91 GrandSat 14:00 · 91 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 91 GrandSat 18:00 · 91 GrandSat 19:00 · 81 GrandSat 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 76 DecentSun 09:00 · 84 GrandSun 10:00 · 68 DecentSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 68 DecentSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 76 DecentSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 84 GrandSun 18:00 · 76 DecentSun 19:00 · 84 GrandSun 20:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 72 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 65 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 65 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 81 GrandMon 09:00 · 81 GrandMon 10:00 · 84 GrandMon 11:00 · 84 GrandMon 12:00 · 84 GrandMon 13:00 · 76 DecentMon 14:00 · 60 FreshMon 15:00 · 60 FreshMon 16:00 · 76 DecentMon 17:00 · 76 DecentMon 18:00 · 76 DecentMon 19:00 · 73 DecentMon 22:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 83 GrandTue 19:00 · 92 GrandTue 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 78 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 74 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 74 DecentWed 13:00 · 69 DecentWed 16:00 · 69 DecentWed 19:00 · 68 DecentWed 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 89 GrandThu 19:00 · 68 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 16:00

81 Grand
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset25 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
25 km/h WSW · gusts 47
Tide
–
Air
12°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
16:0081 Grand–––25 km/h WSW47–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
17:0081 Grand–––27 km/h W48–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
18:0065 Decent–––29 km/h W47–dry11°fresh breeze, dry
19:0081 Grand–––25 km/h W45–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
20:0081 Grand–––27 km/h WSW43–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
21:0076 Decent–––28 km/h WNW42–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
22:0081 Grand–––27 km/h WNW42–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
23:0076 Decent–––24 km/h W39–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0076 Decent–––24 km/h W37–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
01:0076 Decent–––22 km/h W35–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
02:0081 Grand–––22 km/h W33–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
03:0086 Grand–––18 km/h WSW33–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
04:0086 Grand–––17 km/h WSW34–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
05:0081 Grand–––20 km/h WSW36–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
06:0086 Grand–––19 km/h WSW37–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
07:0086 Grand–––16 km/h WSW36–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
08:0091 Grand–––17 km/h WSW33–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
09:0091 Grand–––18 km/h WSW31–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
10:0091 Grand–––16 km/h W31–dry11°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
11:0091 Grand–––15 km/h W32–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
12:0091 Grand–––14 km/h WSW33–dry12°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
13:0091 Grand–––15 km/h SW33–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
14:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SW35–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
15:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SSW35–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––19 km/h S36–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
17:0091 Grand–––17 km/h S38–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
18:0091 Grand–––19 km/h S40–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
19:0081 Grand–––22 km/h SSW42–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
20:0081 Grand–––22 km/h SSW45–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
21:0081 Grand–––22 km/h S47–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
22:0081 Grand–––27 km/h S49–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
23:0065 Decent–––29 km/h S51–dry11°fresh breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0065 Decent–––31 km/h S53–dry11°fresh breeze, dry
01:0065 Decent–––33 km/h S54–0.1 mm11°fresh breeze, dry
02:0057 Fresh–––31 km/h S54–0.1 mm11°fresh breeze, dry
03:0057 Fresh–––35 km/h SSW55–0.1 mm12°fresh breeze, dry
04:0049 Fresh–––35 km/h SSW55–0.2 mm12°fresh breeze, showers possible
05:0057 Fresh–––33 km/h SSW54–0.2 mm12°fresh breeze, showers possible
06:0057 Fresh–––31 km/h SSW52–0.2 mm13°fresh breeze, showers possible
07:0073 Decent–––28 km/h SSW51–0.2 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible
08:0076 Decent–––27 km/h SSW50–0.2 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible
09:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SSW49–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
10:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SSW50–0.1 mm13°fresh breeze, dry
11:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SSW50–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
12:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SSW50–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
13:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SSW50–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
14:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SW45–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
15:0076 Decent–––24 km/h SW45–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible

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?

Loughros Point Sauna · Loughros Point, Ardara · 10 km · mobile

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Inishkeel Sauna · Narin Strand, Portnoo · 16 km · fixed

Wild Atlantic Sea Sauna Dooey Beach · Dooey Beach, Lettermacaward · 21 km · fixed

Put Lough Anaffrin 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 Anaffrin dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 15:30–16:30 · moderate breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Anaffrin dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 14:30–15:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Anaffrin dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 08:30–09:30 · moderate breeze, dry

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