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Lough Atirrive Little

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
51
Fresh · fresh breeze, rain
Wind
32 km/h
Fresh breeze, S, gusts 48
Daylight
07:36
Sunrise. Sunset 19:07. Air 11°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
17:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, dry · 22 km/h
☀ 07:36–19:07
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 16 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

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 10:0051 · Freshfresh breeze · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 08:00 · 81 GrandFri 09:00 · 57 FreshFri 10:00 · 51 FreshFri 11:00 · 47 FreshFri 12:00 · 35 BlowyFri 13:00 · 38 BlowyFri 14:00 · 61 FreshFri 15:00 · 73 DecentFri 16:00 · 73 DecentFri 17:00 · 76 DecentFri 18:00 · 76 DecentFri 19:00 · 76 DecentFri 20:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 76 Decent · 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 · 76 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 86 GrandSat 09:00 · 86 GrandSat 10:00 · 91 GrandSat 11:00 · 81 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 · 81 GrandSat 19:00 · 65 DecentSat 20:00 · 65 Decent · 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 · 65 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 57 Fresh · 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, 10:00

51 Fresh
  • fresh breeze
  • rain
NESWsunrisesunset32 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
32 km/h S · gusts 48
Tide
–
Air
11°C · 0.7 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
09:0057 Fresh–––31 km/h SSE45–0.3 mm11°fresh breeze, showers possible
10:0051 Fresh–––32 km/h S48–0.7 mm11°fresh breeze, rain
11:0047 Fresh–––35 km/h S50–1.3 mm11°fresh breeze, rain
12:0035 Blowy–––33 km/h S53–3.3 mm11°fresh breeze, rain
13:0038 Blowy–––31 km/h SSW53–2.8 mm11°fresh breeze, rain
14:0061 Fresh–––27 km/h SSW50–1.7 mm10°moderate breeze, rain
15:0073 Decent–––27 km/h SSW47–0.4 mm11°moderate breeze, showers possible
16:0073 Decent–––24 km/h WSW45–0.2 mm10°moderate breeze, showers possible
17:0076 Decent–––22 km/h W44–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
18:0076 Decent–––25 km/h WSW44–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
19:0076 Decent–––26 km/h W40–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
20:0076 Decent–––23 km/h W33–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
21:0076 Decent–––23 km/h W31–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
22:0076 Decent–––23 km/h W29–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
23:0076 Decent–––24 km/h W27–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand–––19 km/h W26–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
01:0086 Grand–––17 km/h W22–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
02:0086 Grand–––17 km/h WSW21–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
03:0086 Grand–––17 km/h WSW21–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
04:0086 Grand–––15 km/h SW22–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
05:0076 Decent–––21 km/h WSW24–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
06:0076 Decent–––22 km/h WSW26–0.1 mm9°moderate breeze, dry
07:0076 Decent–––23 km/h WSW27–0.1 mm9°moderate breeze, dry
08:0086 Grand–––17 km/h WSW24–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
09:0086 Grand–––16 km/h WSW22–dry9°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
10:0091 Grand–––16 km/h SW24–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
11:0081 Grand–––20 km/h WSW28–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
12:0081 Grand–––21 km/h SW31–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
13:0081 Grand–––23 km/h SW33–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
14:0081 Grand–––24 km/h SW34–dry12°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
15:0081 Grand–––24 km/h SW36–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
16:0081 Grand–––27 km/h SSW37–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
17:0081 Grand–––26 km/h SSW37–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
18:0081 Grand–––23 km/h SSW37–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
19:0065 Decent–––29 km/h SSW36–dry12°fresh breeze, dry
20:0065 Decent–––30 km/h SSW37–dry11°fresh breeze, dry
21:0081 Grand–––27 km/h SSW40–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
22:0081 Grand–––26 km/h SSW42–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
23:0081 Grand–––28 km/h SSW44–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0065 Decent–––30 km/h SSW46–0.1 mm11°fresh breeze, dry
01:0065 Decent–––32 km/h SSW47–0.1 mm11°fresh breeze, dry
02:0065 Decent–––34 km/h SSW49–0.1 mm11°fresh breeze, dry
03:0057 Fresh–––35 km/h SSW49–0.2 mm11°fresh breeze, showers possible
04:0057 Fresh–––35 km/h SSW49–0.3 mm12°fresh breeze, showers possible
05:0057 Fresh–––36 km/h SSW50–0.3 mm12°fresh breeze, showers possible
06:0057 Fresh–––33 km/h SSW50–0.3 mm13°fresh breeze, showers possible
07:0057 Fresh–––33 km/h SSW49–0.3 mm13°fresh breeze, showers possible
08:0073 Decent–––23 km/h SW45–0.2 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.

Sauna after?

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itSaunatrailer · The Wee Beach, Marble Hill, Dunfanaghy · 27 km · fixed

Put Lough Atirrive Little 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 Atirrive Little dip · DecentFri, 2 Oct 16:30–17:30 · moderate breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Atirrive Little dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Atirrive Little dip · DecentSun, 4 Oct 09:30–10:30 · moderate breeze, showers possible

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