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Lough Avaddy

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
65
Decent · fresh breeze, dry
Wind
34 km/h
Fresh breeze, S, gusts 52
Daylight
07:38
Sunrise. Sunset 19:10. Air 12°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
16:00
Grand 81/100
moderate breeze, dry · 22 km/h
☀ 07:38–19:10
Sat, 3 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:40–19:07
Sun, 4 Oct
10:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 24 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:05
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Decent 72/100
moderate breeze, rain · 25 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:02
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 18 km/h
☀ 07:45–19:00
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 19 km/h
☀ 07:47–18:57
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 18 km/h
☀ 07:49–18:55

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 05:0065 · Decentfresh breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 04:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 05:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 06:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 07:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 08:00 · 57 FreshFri 09:00 · 49 FreshFri 10:00 · 37 BlowyFri 11:00 · 30 BlowyFri 12:00 · 48 FreshFri 13:00 · 72 DecentFri 14:00 · 65 DecentFri 15:00 · 73 DecentFri 16:00 · 81 GrandFri 17:00 · 81 GrandFri 18:00 · 81 GrandFri 19:00 · 81 GrandFri 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 92 GrandSat 09:00 · 92 GrandSat 10:00 · 91 GrandSat 11:00 · 91 GrandSat 12:00 · 91 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 84 GrandSat 15:00 · 84 GrandSat 16:00 · 84 GrandSat 17:00 · 84 GrandSat 18:00 · 65 DecentSat 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 · 68 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 76 DecentSun 09:00 · 76 DecentSun 10:00 · 84 GrandSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 76 DecentSun 13:00 · 76 DecentSun 14:00 · 76 DecentSun 15:00 · 68 DecentSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 68 DecentSun 18:00 · 84 GrandSun 19:00 · 84 GrandSun 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 10:00 · 72 DecentMon 13:00 · 72 DecentMon 16:00 · 70 DecentMon 19:00 · 71 DecentMon 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 70 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 66 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 83 GrandTue 19:00 · 83 GrandTue 22:00 · 89 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 78 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 83 GrandWed 13:00 · 69 DecentWed 19:00 · 67 DecentThu 01:00 · 64 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 74 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 57 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 05:00

65 Decent
  • fresh breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset34 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
34 km/h S · gusts 52
Tide
–
Air
12°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
05:0065 Decent–––34 km/h S52–dry12°fresh breeze, dry
06:0065 Decent–––33 km/h S52–dry12°fresh breeze, dry
07:0065 Decent–––35 km/h S51–dry11°fresh breeze, dry
08:0057 Fresh–––35 km/h SSE53–0.2 mm11°fresh breeze, showers possible
09:0049 Fresh–––37 km/h S55–0.8 mm12°fresh breeze, showers possible
10:0037 Blowy–––38 km/h S58–1.6 mm12°fresh breeze, rain
11:0030 Blowy–––31 km/h S57–2.8 mm12°fresh breeze, rain
12:0048 Fresh–––24 km/h S55–2.5 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
13:0072 Decent–––19 km/h S51–1.5 mm12°gentle breeze, rain
14:0065 Decent–––23 km/h SSW45–1.0 mm11°moderate breeze, rain
15:0073 Decent–––21 km/h SW39–0.3 mm11°moderate breeze, showers possible
16:0081 Grand–––22 km/h WSW38–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
17:0081 Grand–––27 km/h W39–dry11°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
18:0081 Grand–––28 km/h W42–dry11°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
19:0081 Grand–––26 km/h W40–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
20:0081 Grand–––25 km/h W37–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
21:0081 Grand–––27 km/h W36–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
22:0081 Grand–––23 km/h W36–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
23:0081 Grand–––21 km/h W33–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand–––19 km/h W32–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
01:0086 Grand–––18 km/h WSW31–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
02:0081 Grand–––21 km/h WSW31–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
03:0081 Grand–––21 km/h WSW30–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
04:0081 Grand–––23 km/h WSW29–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
05:0081 Grand–––22 km/h W29–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
06:0091 Grand–––19 km/h W29–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
07:0086 Grand–––17 km/h W28–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
08:0092 Grand–––10 km/h SSW26–dry10°light winds, dry, sunny
09:0092 Grand–––11 km/h S24–dry10°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SW27–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
11:0091 Grand–––17 km/h SSW29–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
12:0091 Grand–––18 km/h SSW30–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
13:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW32–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
14:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW33–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
15:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW34–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––23 km/h S35–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW36–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
18:0065 Decent–––29 km/h S37–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
19:0065 Decent–––30 km/h S37–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
20:0065 Decent–––29 km/h S39–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
21:0081 Grand–––28 km/h S41–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
22:0081 Grand–––27 km/h S43–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
23:0081 Grand–––28 km/h S45–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0068 Decent–––31 km/h S48–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
01:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SSW49–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
02:0060 Fresh–––30 km/h SSW47–0.2 mm14°fresh breeze, showers possible
03:0060 Fresh–––29 km/h SSW47–0.2 mm14°fresh breeze, showers possible
04:0060 Fresh–––29 km/h SW46–0.2 mm14°fresh 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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Put Lough Avaddy 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 Avaddy dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 15:30–16:30 · moderate breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Avaddy dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 12:30–13:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Avaddy dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 09:30–10:30 · moderate breeze, dry

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