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Lough Anarget

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
68
Decent · moderate breeze, showers possible
Wind
27 km/h
Moderate breeze, SSE, gusts 43
Daylight
07:36
Sunrise. Sunset 19:08. Air 10°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
16:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:36–19:08
Sat, 3 Oct
09:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 10 km/h
☀ 07:37–19:05
Sun, 4 Oct
14:00
Grand 82/100
gentle breeze, rain · 19 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:02
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Decent 78/100
gentle breeze, rain · 15 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 74/100
gentle breeze, rain · 13 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 09:0068 · Decentmoderate breeze · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 08:00 · 76 DecentFri 09:00 · 68 DecentFri 10:00 · 64 DecentFri 11:00 · 41 BlowyFri 12:00 · 35 BlowyFri 13:00 · 51 FreshFri 14:00 · 60 FreshFri 15:00 · 83 GrandFri 16:00 · 91 GrandFri 17:00 · 86 GrandFri 18:00 · 86 GrandFri 19:00 · 76 DecentFri 20:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 86 Grand · 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 · 92 GrandSat 10:00 · 92 GrandSat 11:00 · 86 GrandSat 12:00 · 91 GrandSat 13:00 · 91 GrandSat 14:00 · 91 GrandSat 15:00 · 81 GrandSat 16:00 · 81 GrandSat 17:00 · 91 GrandSat 18:00 · 81 GrandSat 19:00 · 81 GrandSat 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 73 DecentSun 09:00 · 73 DecentSun 10:00 · 73 DecentSun 11:00 · 73 DecentSun 12:00 · 76 DecentSun 13:00 · 72 DecentSun 14:00 · 82 GrandSun 15:00 · 76 DecentSun 16:00 · 76 DecentSun 17:00 · 76 DecentSun 18:00 · 76 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 · 81 Grand · 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 · 69 DecentMon 13:00 · 67 DecentMon 16:00 · 76 DecentMon 19:00 · 78 DecentMon 22:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 84 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 83 GrandTue 19:00 · 92 GrandTue 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 78 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 74 DecentWed 13:00 · 74 DecentWed 19:00 · 72 DecentThu 01:00 · 74 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 78 DecentThu 19:00 · 68 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 09:00

68 Decent
  • moderate breeze
  • showers possible
NESWsunrisesunset27 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
27 km/h SSE · gusts 43
Tide
–
Air
10°C · 0.4 mm rain

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–––27 km/h S41–0.1 mm10°moderate breeze, dry
09:0068 Decent–––27 km/h SSE43–0.4 mm10°moderate breeze, showers possible
10:0064 Decent–––27 km/h S46–1.1 mm10°moderate breeze, rain
11:0041 Blowy–––32 km/h S49–2.3 mm11°fresh breeze, rain
12:0035 Blowy–––33 km/h S52–4.9 mm11°fresh breeze, rain
13:0051 Fresh–––20 km/h SSW54–4.7 mm10°moderate breeze, rain
14:0060 Fresh–––21 km/h SSW51–1.9 mm10°moderate breeze, rain
15:0083 Grand–––19 km/h SSW45–0.4 mm10°gentle breeze, showers possible
16:0091 Grand–––19 km/h SW42–0.1 mm10°gentle breeze, dry
17:0086 Grand–––15 km/h W41–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
18:0086 Grand–––18 km/h WSW40–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
19:0076 Decent–––20 km/h WSW36–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
20:0086 Grand–––17 km/h W28–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
21:0086 Grand–––17 km/h WSW23–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
22:0086 Grand–––13 km/h WSW23–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
23:0086 Grand–––15 km/h W21–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand–––16 km/h W20–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
01:0086 Grand–––14 km/h W19–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
02:0086 Grand–––14 km/h WSW18–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
03:0086 Grand–––14 km/h WSW18–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
04:0086 Grand–––14 km/h SW19–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
05:0086 Grand–––13 km/h SW19–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
06:0086 Grand–––13 km/h WSW19–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
07:0086 Grand–––14 km/h WSW19–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
08:0086 Grand–––12 km/h WSW19–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
09:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WSW18–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0092 Grand–––12 km/h SW21–dry9°light winds, dry
11:0086 Grand–––13 km/h SW26–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
12:0091 Grand–––15 km/h SSW28–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
13:0091 Grand–––19 km/h SSW31–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
14:0091 Grand–––19 km/h SSW32–dry12°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
15:0081 Grand–––20 km/h SSW33–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
16:0081 Grand–––20 km/h SSW35–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
17:0091 Grand–––18 km/h SSW36–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
18:0081 Grand–––24 km/h SSW36–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
19:0081 Grand–––25 km/h SSW35–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
20:0081 Grand–––26 km/h SSW34–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
21:0081 Grand–––27 km/h S35–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
22:0081 Grand–––26 km/h S36–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
23:0081 Grand–––24 km/h S37–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0081 Grand–––23 km/h S39–0.1 mm10°moderate breeze, dry
01:0081 Grand–––24 km/h SSW40–0.1 mm10°moderate breeze, dry
02:0081 Grand–––25 km/h SSW42–0.1 mm11°moderate breeze, dry
03:0073 Decent–––24 km/h SSW43–0.3 mm11°moderate breeze, showers possible
04:0073 Decent–––26 km/h SSW44–0.4 mm11°moderate breeze, showers possible
05:0073 Decent–––26 km/h SSW45–0.3 mm12°moderate breeze, showers possible
06:0073 Decent–––27 km/h SSW45–0.4 mm12°moderate breeze, showers possible
07:0073 Decent–––28 km/h SSW45–0.4 mm13°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.

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Put Lough Anarget in your calendar

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🌊 Lough Anarget dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 15:30–16:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Anarget dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 08:30–09:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Anarget dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 13:30–14:30 · gentle breeze, rain

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