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Lough Arrow

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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.
Met Éireann Yellow yellow; Moderate warning. Rain warning for Mayo Until 12:00 Fri, 2 Oct.
Dip score now
55
Fresh · moderate breeze, rain
Wind
22 km/h
Moderate breeze, S, gusts 42
Daylight
07:41
Sunrise. Sunset 19:14. Air 14°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
13:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 8 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:14
Sat, 3 Oct
14:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:11
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 19 km/h
☀ 07:44–19:09
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 15 km/h
☀ 07:46–19:06
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 11 km/h
☀ 07:48–19:04
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 14 km/h
☀ 07:50–19:01
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 13 km/h
☀ 07:52–18:59

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 10:0055 · Freshmoderate breeze · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 08:00 · 76 DecentFri 09:00 · 66 DecentFri 10:00 · 55 FreshFri 11:00 · 54 FreshFri 12:00 · 61 FreshFri 13:00 · 89 GrandFri 14:00 · 84 GrandFri 15:00 · 84 GrandFri 16:00 · 84 GrandFri 17:00 · 84 GrandFri 18:00 · 84 GrandFri 19:00 · 81 GrandFri 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 92 GrandSat 09:00 · 92 GrandSat 10:00 · 97 GrandSat 11:00 · 94 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 100 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 100 GrandSat 20:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 76 DecentSun 09:00 · 76 DecentSun 10:00 · 84 GrandSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 86 GrandSun 13:00 · 76 DecentSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 76 DecentSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 84 GrandSun 18:00 · 84 GrandSun 19:00 · 84 GrandSun 20:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 76 DecentMon 13:00 · 72 DecentMon 16:00 · 76 DecentMon 19:00 · 86 GrandMon 22:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 94 GrandTue 16:00 · 94 GrandTue 19:00 · 97 GrandTue 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 83 GrandWed 19:00 · 83 GrandThu 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 73 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 10:00

55 Fresh
  • moderate breeze
  • rain
NESWsunrisesunset22 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
22 km/h S · gusts 42
Tide
–
Air
14°C · 3.1 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
10:0055 Fresh–––22 km/h S42–3.1 mm14°moderate breeze, rain
11:0054 Fresh–––21 km/h SW47–4.7 mm15°moderate breeze, rain
12:0061 Fresh–––17 km/h SW51–3.4 mm11°gentle breeze, rain
13:0089 Grand–––8 km/h SW40–0.7 mm12°light winds, showers possible
14:0084 Grand–––27 km/h WSW39–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
15:0084 Grand–––20 km/h W39–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––22 km/h W41–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––23 km/h W42–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
18:0084 Grand–––22 km/h W39–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
19:0081 Grand–––21 km/h W35–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
20:0091 Grand–––19 km/h W30–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
21:0091 Grand–––15 km/h W25–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
22:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WNW22–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
23:0092 Grand–––4 km/h NNW18–dry8°light winds, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0092 Grand–––2 km/h E17–dry6°light winds, dry
01:0092 Grand–––4 km/h W16–dry6°light winds, dry
02:0092 Grand–––11 km/h WSW17–dry9°light winds, dry
03:0097 Grand–––11 km/h WSW18–dry11°light winds, dry
04:0091 Grand–––14 km/h WSW18–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
05:0091 Grand–––17 km/h W17–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
06:0097 Grand–––10 km/h WSW16–dry11°light winds, dry
07:0092 Grand–––4 km/h SSE14–dry10°light winds, dry
08:0092 Grand–––7 km/h SE13–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
09:0092 Grand–––6 km/h SSE13–dry8°light winds, dry
10:0097 Grand–––7 km/h S15–dry12°light winds, dry
11:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SW21–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
12:0094 Grand–––15 km/h WSW24–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
13:0094 Grand–––14 km/h WSW25–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:00100 Grand–––12 km/h SW28–dry16°light winds, dry
15:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SW30–dry16°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW31–dry16°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW31–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSW28–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
19:00100 Grand–––11 km/h S26–dry13°light winds, dry
20:0097 Grand–––8 km/h SSW25–dry13°light winds, dry
21:0097 Grand–––9 km/h SSE26–dry13°light winds, dry
22:00100 Grand–––11 km/h S29–dry13°light winds, dry
23:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW32–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW35–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
01:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW37–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
02:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW40–0.1 mm15°gentle breeze, dry
03:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SW40–0.1 mm16°gentle breeze, dry
04:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW41–0.1 mm16°gentle breeze, dry
05:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW42–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
06:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SW43–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
07:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SW42–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
08:0076 Decent–––22 km/h WSW38–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
09:0076 Decent–––21 km/h SW38–0.1 mm15°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

Open in Maps · OpenStreetMap

Access, parking and swimming areas are not recorded for this lake. Respect private land.

Sauna after?

The Wild Atlantic Sauna (Slainte Saunas) · Old Head Beach, Louisburgh · 20 km · fixed

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Put Lough Arrow 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 Arrow dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 12:30–13:30 · light winds, showers possible
🌊 Lough Arrow dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 13:30–14:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Lough Arrow dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · gentle 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.