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Lough Atirrive Little

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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
65
Decent · fresh breeze, dry
Wind
33 km/h
Fresh breeze, S, gusts 42
Daylight
07:36
Sunrise. Sunset 19:07. Air 10°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
16:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 19 km/h
☀ 07:36–19:07
Sat, 3 Oct
09:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:38–19:05
Sun, 4 Oct
10:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 22 km/h
☀ 07:40–19:02
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Decent 76/100
gentle breeze, rain · 19 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:00
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 84/100
light winds, showers possible · 11 km/h
☀ 07:43–18:57
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 74/100
gentle breeze, rain · 15 km/h
☀ 07:45–18:55
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 14 km/h
☀ 07:47–18:52

Week at a glance

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Fri 08:0065 · Decentfresh breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 03:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 04:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 05:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 06:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 07:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 08:00 · 65 DecentFri 09:00 · 57 FreshFri 10:00 · 50 FreshFri 11:00 · 45 FreshFri 12:00 · 64 DecentFri 13:00 · 58 FreshFri 14:00 · 63 DecentFri 15:00 · 73 DecentFri 16:00 · 83 GrandFri 17:00 · 76 DecentFri 18:00 · 76 DecentFri 19:00 · 76 DecentFri 20:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 76 Decent · 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 · 76 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 86 GrandSat 09:00 · 92 GrandSat 10:00 · 86 GrandSat 11:00 · 91 GrandSat 12:00 · 81 GrandSat 13:00 · 81 GrandSat 14:00 · 81 GrandSat 15:00 · 81 GrandSat 16:00 · 81 GrandSat 17:00 · 81 GrandSat 18:00 · 65 DecentSat 19:00 · 65 DecentSat 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 69 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 73 DecentSun 09:00 · 73 DecentSun 10:00 · 76 DecentSun 11:00 · 76 DecentSun 12:00 · 76 DecentSun 13:00 · 76 DecentSun 14:00 · 76 DecentSun 15:00 · 76 DecentSun 16:00 · 76 DecentSun 17:00 · 76 DecentSun 18:00 · 76 DecentSun 19:00 · 76 DecentSun 20:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 57 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 10:00 · 67 DecentMon 13:00 · 70 DecentMon 16:00 · 66 DecentMon 19:00 · 76 DecentMon 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 65 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 84 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 83 GrandTue 19:00 · 84 GrandTue 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 74 DecentWed 13:00 · 74 DecentWed 19:00 · 71 DecentThu 01:00 · 74 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 80 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 68 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 08:00

65 Decent
  • fresh breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset33 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
33 km/h S · gusts 42
Tide
–
Air
10°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
08:0065 Decent–––33 km/h S42–dry10°fresh breeze, dry
09:0057 Fresh–––31 km/h S44–0.3 mm11°fresh breeze, showers possible
10:0050 Fresh–––35 km/h S47–0.8 mm11°fresh breeze, rain
11:0045 Fresh–––34 km/h SSW48–1.6 mm11°fresh breeze, rain
12:0064 Decent–––19 km/h SSW48–2.8 mm11°gentle breeze, rain
13:0058 Fresh–––27 km/h SSW48–2.2 mm11°moderate breeze, rain
14:0063 Decent–––24 km/h SSW46–1.3 mm11°moderate breeze, rain
15:0073 Decent–––28 km/h SW40–0.8 mm10°moderate breeze, showers possible
16:0083 Grand–––19 km/h WSW37–0.2 mm10°gentle breeze, showers possible
17:0076 Decent–––22 km/h W39–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
18:0076 Decent–––27 km/h W38–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
19:0076 Decent–––22 km/h W36–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
20:0086 Grand–––19 km/h W30–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
21:0076 Decent–––22 km/h W27–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
22:0076 Decent–––22 km/h W25–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
23:0086 Grand–––18 km/h W24–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand–––17 km/h WSW21–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
01:0086 Grand–––18 km/h WSW20–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
02:0086 Grand–––15 km/h SW19–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
03:0086 Grand–––13 km/h SW19–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
04:0076 Decent–––21 km/h WSW20–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
05:0076 Decent–––26 km/h W20–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
06:0076 Decent–––22 km/h WSW19–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
07:0086 Grand–––19 km/h WSW19–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
08:0086 Grand–––13 km/h SW18–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
09:0092 Grand–––12 km/h SW17–dry9°light winds, dry
10:0086 Grand–––15 km/h SW21–dry9°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
11:0091 Grand–––19 km/h SW26–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
12:0081 Grand–––22 km/h SSW28–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
13:0081 Grand–––25 km/h SSW30–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
14:0081 Grand–––24 km/h SSW31–dry12°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
15:0081 Grand–––27 km/h SSW32–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
16:0081 Grand–––27 km/h SSW33–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
17:0081 Grand–––28 km/h SSW32–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
18:0065 Decent–––29 km/h SSW32–dry12°fresh breeze, dry
19:0065 Decent–––29 km/h SSW30–dry11°fresh breeze, dry
20:0081 Grand–––28 km/h SSW31–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
21:0081 Grand–––27 km/h SSW33–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
22:0081 Grand–––28 km/h SSW36–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
23:0081 Grand–––27 km/h SSW38–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0065 Decent–––29 km/h SSW41–dry12°fresh breeze, dry
01:0065 Decent–––33 km/h SSW44–dry12°fresh breeze, dry
02:0073 Decent–––27 km/h SSW47–0.1 mm12°moderate breeze, showers possible
03:0073 Decent–––27 km/h SSW47–0.2 mm12°moderate breeze, showers possible
04:0069 Decent–––26 km/h SSW47–0.4 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
05:0069 Decent–––25 km/h SW46–0.3 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
06:0073 Decent–––24 km/h SW46–0.3 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible
07:0073 Decent–––24 km/h SW46–0.2 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 Atirrive Little in your calendar

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🌊 Lough Atirrive Little dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 15:30–16:30 · gentle breeze, showers possible
🌊 Lough Atirrive Little dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 08:30–09:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Lough Atirrive Little dip · DecentSun, 4 Oct 09:30–10:30 · moderate breeze, showers possible

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