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Lough Avaul 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
36
Blowy · fresh breeze, rain
Wind
32 km/h
Fresh breeze, SW, gusts 63
Daylight
07:40
Sunrise. Sunset 19:15. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
19:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 8 km/h
☀ 07:40–19:15
Sat, 3 Oct
12:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 7 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:13
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 13 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:10
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, showers possible · 10 km/h
☀ 07:45–19:08
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:46–19:06
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 8 km/h
☀ 07:48–19:04
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 14 km/h
☀ 07:50–19:01

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 15:0036 · Blowyfresh breeze · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 08:00 · 94 GrandFri 09:00 · 84 GrandFri 10:00 · 76 DecentFri 11:00 · 68 DecentFri 12:00 · 59 FreshFri 13:00 · 33 BlowyFri 14:00 · 30 BlowyFri 15:00 · 36 BlowyFri 16:00 · 77 DecentFri 17:00 · 94 GrandFri 18:00 · 94 GrandFri 19:00 · 97 GrandFri 20:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 92 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 · 97 GrandSat 12:00 · 100 GrandSat 13:00 · 100 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 100 GrandSat 17:00 · 100 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 100 GrandSat 20:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 100 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 94 GrandSun 09:00 · 94 GrandSun 10:00 · 94 GrandSun 11:00 · 94 GrandSun 12:00 · 94 GrandSun 13:00 · 94 GrandSun 14:00 · 94 GrandSun 15:00 · 94 GrandSun 16:00 · 94 GrandSun 17:00 · 94 GrandSun 18:00 · 94 GrandSun 19:00 · 94 GrandSun 20:00 · 94 Grand · 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 · 94 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 10:00 · 86 GrandMon 13:00 · 82 GrandMon 16:00 · 86 GrandMon 19:00 · 92 GrandMon 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 92 GrandTue 13:00 · 86 GrandTue 16:00 · 86 GrandTue 19:00 · 97 GrandTue 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 97 GrandWed 13:00 · 94 GrandWed 19:00 · 97 GrandThu 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 94 GrandThu 19:00 · 73 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 15:00

36 Blowy
  • fresh breeze
  • rain
NESWsunrisesunset32 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
32 km/h SW · gusts 63
Tide
–
Air
15°C · 2.4 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
15:0036 Blowy–––32 km/h SW63–2.4 mm15°fresh breeze, rain
16:0077 Decent–––19 km/h WNW54–1.2 mm15°gentle breeze, rain
17:0094 Grand–––18 km/h WNW39–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
18:0094 Grand–––14 km/h WNW32–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
19:0097 Grand–––8 km/h WNW26–dry12°light winds, dry, sunny
20:0092 Grand–––6 km/h W19–dry10°light winds, dry, sunny
21:0092 Grand–––8 km/h W15–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
22:0092 Grand–––9 km/h W13–dry8°light winds, dry
23:0092 Grand–––10 km/h W12–dry8°light winds, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0092 Grand–––10 km/h W11–dry8°light winds, dry
01:0092 Grand–––10 km/h W11–dry8°light winds, dry
02:0092 Grand–––11 km/h W11–dry8°light winds, dry
03:0092 Grand–––8 km/h W10–dry7°light winds, dry
04:0092 Grand–––5 km/h WSW9–dry7°light winds, dry
05:0092 Grand–––4 km/h WSW9–dry8°light winds, dry
06:0092 Grand–––5 km/h SSW10–dry8°light winds, dry
07:0092 Grand–––8 km/h WNW10–dry9°light winds, dry
08:0092 Grand–––6 km/h WSW10–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
09:0092 Grand–––4 km/h WSW11–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0097 Grand–––1 km/h NE13–dry11°light winds, dry, sunny
11:0097 Grand–––4 km/h ESE17–dry13°light winds, dry
12:00100 Grand–––7 km/h SE19–dry14°light winds, dry, sunny
13:00100 Grand–––10 km/h SSE22–dry15°light winds, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––12 km/h SSE23–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
15:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSE23–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
16:00100 Grand–––10 km/h S23–dry15°light winds, dry
17:00100 Grand–––11 km/h S21–dry15°light winds, dry
18:00100 Grand–––11 km/h SSE20–dry14°light winds, dry
19:00100 Grand–––8 km/h S18–dry14°light winds, dry
20:00100 Grand–––6 km/h S15–dry14°light winds, dry
21:00100 Grand–––4 km/h SSW15–dry13°light winds, dry
22:0097 Grand–––4 km/h WSW15–dry13°light winds, dry
23:0097 Grand–––4 km/h SW16–dry12°light winds, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0097 Grand–––5 km/h SSW17–dry13°light winds, dry
01:0097 Grand–––5 km/h SSW19–dry13°light winds, dry
02:0097 Grand–––6 km/h SSW21–dry12°light winds, dry
03:0097 Grand–––5 km/h S22–dry13°light winds, dry
04:00100 Grand–––6 km/h SSW23–0.1 mm13°light winds, dry
05:0094 Grand–––12 km/h SW23–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
06:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SW25–0.1 mm15°gentle breeze, dry
07:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SW26–0.1 mm15°gentle breeze, dry
08:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SW27–0.1 mm15°gentle breeze, dry
09:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SW28–0.1 mm15°gentle breeze, dry
10:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SW30–0.1 mm16°gentle breeze, dry
11:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SW31–0.1 mm16°gentle breeze, dry
12:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SW32–0.1 mm16°gentle breeze, dry
13:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SW33–0.1 mm16°gentle breeze, dry
14:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SW34–0.1 mm16°gentle breeze, dry

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 Avaul 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 Avaul Little dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Avaul Little dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Avaul Little dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry

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