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Lough Athoya

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
59
Fresh · moderate breeze, rain
Wind
27 km/h
Moderate breeze, W, gusts 50
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:13. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
19:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:13
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 7 km/h
☀ 07:40–19:10
Sun, 4 Oct
09:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 16 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:08
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:44–19:06
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 8 km/h
☀ 07:45–19:03
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:47–19:01
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 13 km/h
☀ 07:49–18:59

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 15:0059 · Freshmoderate breeze · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 12:00 · 69 DecentFri 13:00 · 60 FreshFri 14:00 · 30 BlowyFri 15:00 · 59 FreshFri 16:00 · 84 GrandFri 17:00 · 84 GrandFri 18:00 · 84 GrandFri 19:00 · 91 GrandFri 20:00 · 97 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 97 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 · 92 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 92 GrandSat 09:00 · 92 GrandSat 10:00 · 97 GrandSat 11:00 · 100 GrandSat 12:00 · 100 GrandSat 13:00 · 100 GrandSat 14:00 · 100 GrandSat 15:00 · 100 GrandSat 16:00 · 100 GrandSat 17:00 · 100 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 100 GrandSat 20:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 91 GrandSun 09:00 · 94 GrandSun 10:00 · 94 GrandSun 11:00 · 94 GrandSun 12:00 · 94 GrandSun 13:00 · 84 GrandSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 76 DecentSun 18:00 · 84 GrandSun 19:00 · 76 DecentSun 20:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 82 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 94 GrandMon 09:00 · 94 GrandMon 10:00 · 82 GrandMon 11:00 · 83 GrandMon 12:00 · 76 DecentMon 13:00 · 84 GrandMon 14:00 · 84 GrandMon 15:00 · 84 GrandMon 16:00 · 94 GrandMon 17:00 · 94 GrandMon 18:00 · 94 GrandMon 19:00 · 100 GrandMon 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 86 GrandTue 13:00 · 86 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 · 97 GrandWed 13:00 · 91 GrandWed 16:00 · 81 GrandWed 19:00 · 91 GrandWed 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 94 GrandThu 19:00 · 91 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 15:00

59 Fresh
  • moderate breeze
  • rain
NESWsunrisesunset27 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
27 km/h W · gusts 50
Tide
–
Air
15°C · 2.5 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
15:0059 Fresh–––27 km/h W50–2.5 mm15°moderate breeze, rain
16:0084 Grand–––25 km/h W41–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––22 km/h W37–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
18:0084 Grand–––21 km/h W34–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––17 km/h W30–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
20:0097 Grand–––11 km/h W21–dry10°light winds, dry
21:0097 Grand–––8 km/h W17–dry10°light winds, dry
22:0092 Grand–––8 km/h W15–dry10°light winds, dry
23:0092 Grand–––6 km/h WSW14–dry9°light winds, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SW13–dry8°light winds, dry
01:0092 Grand–––8 km/h WSW13–dry7°light winds, dry
02:0092 Grand–––7 km/h WSW12–dry6°light winds, dry
03:0092 Grand–––6 km/h SW11–dry6°light winds, dry
04:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SSW11–dry7°light winds, dry
05:0092 Grand–––7 km/h S11–dry8°light winds, dry
06:0092 Grand–––6 km/h WSW12–dry8°light winds, dry
07:0092 Grand–––5 km/h WSW12–dry7°light winds, dry
08:0092 Grand–––5 km/h SSW12–dry6°light winds, dry, sunny
09:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SSW11–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0097 Grand–––6 km/h SSW13–dry11°light winds, dry, sunny
11:00100 Grand–––7 km/h SW16–dry14°light winds, dry, sunny
12:00100 Grand–––6 km/h SSW18–dry15°light winds, dry, sunny
13:00100 Grand–––7 km/h SSW19–dry15°light winds, dry, sunny
14:00100 Grand–––6 km/h S19–dry16°light winds, dry, sunny
15:00100 Grand–––8 km/h SSE19–dry16°light winds, dry, sunny
16:00100 Grand–––9 km/h S20–dry16°light winds, dry
17:00100 Grand–––9 km/h S19–dry16°light winds, dry
18:00100 Grand–––9 km/h S18–dry15°light winds, dry
19:00100 Grand–––8 km/h S16–dry13°light winds, dry
20:0097 Grand–––11 km/h S16–dry12°light winds, dry
21:0097 Grand–––8 km/h SSE17–dry11°light winds, dry
22:0092 Grand–––7 km/h SE18–dry10°light winds, dry
23:0092 Grand–––7 km/h ESE20–dry9°light winds, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0092 Grand–––6 km/h E21–dry8°light winds, dry
01:0092 Grand–––3 km/h E22–dry8°light winds, dry
02:0092 Grand–––1 km/h ENE23–dry8°light winds, dry
03:0092 Grand–––3 km/h SSE24–dry10°light winds, dry
04:0097 Grand–––11 km/h SW24–dry11°light winds, dry
05:0097 Grand–––9 km/h SSW26–dry11°light winds, dry
06:0097 Grand–––9 km/h SW27–dry11°light winds, dry
07:0097 Grand–––9 km/h SSW29–dry12°light winds, dry
08:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SW31–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
09:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SW33–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
10:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SW34–0.1 mm15°gentle breeze, dry
11:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW35–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
12:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SW36–dry16°gentle breeze, dry
13:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SW37–dry17°moderate breeze, dry
14:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SW40–dry18°moderate breeze, dry

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?

Tide Side Sauna · Glin Pier (also Kilteery Pier), Shannon Estuary, Co. Limerick · 13 km · mobile

Sauna Suaimhneas · Lahinch Beach (also Spanish Point, White Strand Miltown Malbay, Clahane Shore) · 32 km · mobile

Put Lough Athoya 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 Athoya dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Athoya dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Athoya dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 08:30–09:30 · gentle breeze, dry

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Score is Dipper's own blend. It rates comfort, not safety. Forecast: Met Éireann. Lake data: © OpenStreetMap contributors.