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Lough Anoon

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
55
Fresh · gentle breeze, rain
Wind
19 km/h
Gentle breeze, SW, gusts 55
Daylight
07:36
Sunrise. Sunset 19:08. Air 12°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
15:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 13 km/h
☀ 07:36–19:08
Sat, 3 Oct
18:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:38–19:05
Sun, 4 Oct
11:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 24 km/h
☀ 07:40–19:03
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 26 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:00
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 12 km/h
☀ 07:44–18:58
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 74/100
gentle breeze, rain · 15 km/h
☀ 07:46–18:55
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 8 km/h
☀ 07:48–18:53

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 14:0055 · Freshgentle breeze · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 14:00 · 55 FreshFri 15:00 · 83 GrandFri 16:00 · 81 GrandFri 17:00 · 81 GrandFri 18:00 · 73 DecentFri 19:00 · 81 GrandFri 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 81 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 · 91 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 97 GrandSat 09:00 · 97 GrandSat 10:00 · 97 GrandSat 11:00 · 91 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 97 GrandSat 20:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 83 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 76 DecentSun 09:00 · 76 DecentSun 10:00 · 76 DecentSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 84 GrandSun 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 · 84 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 84 GrandMon 09:00 · 84 GrandMon 10:00 · 84 GrandMon 11:00 · 84 GrandMon 12:00 · 76 DecentMon 13:00 · 76 DecentMon 14:00 · 76 DecentMon 15:00 · 76 DecentMon 16:00 · 76 DecentMon 17:00 · 76 DecentMon 18:00 · 76 DecentMon 19:00 · 76 DecentMon 22:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 80 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 89 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 89 GrandTue 19:00 · 84 GrandTue 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 80 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 74 DecentWed 13:00 · 69 DecentWed 16:00 · 69 DecentWed 19:00 · 68 DecentWed 22:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 89 GrandThu 19:00 · 73 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 14:00

55 Fresh
  • gentle breeze
  • rain
NESWsunrisesunset19 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
19 km/h SW · gusts 55
Tide
–
Air
12°C · 3.0 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
14:0055 Fresh–––19 km/h SW55–3.0 mm12°gentle breeze, rain
15:0083 Grand–––13 km/h SSW48–0.5 mm12°gentle breeze, showers possible
16:0081 Grand–––23 km/h WSW46–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
17:0081 Grand–––25 km/h W46–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
18:0073 Decent–––27 km/h W45–0.1 mm12°moderate breeze, showers possible
19:0081 Grand–––25 km/h W39–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
20:0081 Grand–––22 km/h W35–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
21:0081 Grand–––24 km/h WSW34–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
22:0086 Grand–––14 km/h W32–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
23:0086 Grand–––17 km/h W32–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand–––15 km/h W29–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
01:0086 Grand–––14 km/h W26–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
02:0086 Grand–––14 km/h W23–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
03:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WSW22–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
04:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WSW23–dry10°light winds, dry
05:0092 Grand–––9 km/h WSW25–dry10°light winds, dry
06:0091 Grand–––14 km/h WSW27–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
07:0091 Grand–––12 km/h WSW27–0.1 mm11°gentle breeze, dry
08:0097 Grand–––7 km/h SSW26–dry10°light winds, dry
09:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SW24–dry10°light winds, dry
10:0097 Grand–––11 km/h WSW25–dry11°light winds, dry
11:0091 Grand–––15 km/h W28–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
12:0094 Grand–––13 km/h WSW30–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
13:0094 Grand–––14 km/h WSW31–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––13 km/h WSW32–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
15:0094 Grand–––12 km/h SW33–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW33–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSW33–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
18:00100 Grand–––10 km/h S32–dry13°light winds, dry
19:0097 Grand–––11 km/h S30–dry12°light winds, dry
20:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SSW32–dry11°light winds, dry
21:0097 Grand–––11 km/h SSW35–dry11°light winds, dry
22:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SSW37–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
23:0091 Grand–––16 km/h SSW40–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0091 Grand–––18 km/h SSW43–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
01:0081 Grand–––21 km/h SSW45–0.1 mm12°moderate breeze, dry
02:0081 Grand–––22 km/h SSW46–0.1 mm12°moderate breeze, dry
03:0081 Grand–––25 km/h SSW47–0.1 mm12°moderate breeze, dry
04:0073 Decent–––23 km/h SSW47–0.2 mm12°moderate breeze, showers possible
05:0073 Decent–––22 km/h SSW48–0.2 mm12°moderate breeze, showers possible
06:0083 Grand–––19 km/h SSW46–0.2 mm12°gentle breeze, showers possible
07:0083 Grand–––19 km/h SSW46–0.2 mm13°gentle breeze, showers possible
08:0076 Decent–––22 km/h SW46–0.3 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
09:0076 Decent–––24 km/h SW45–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
10:0076 Decent–––22 km/h SW45–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
11:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW46–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
12:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SSW46–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
13:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SW48–0.1 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?

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Put Lough Anoon 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 Anoon dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 14:30–15:30 · gentle breeze, showers possible
🌊 Lough Anoon dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 17:30–18:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Lough Anoon dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 10:30–11:30 · moderate breeze, dry

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