Dipper › Co. Cork

Lough Avickeen

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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
68
Decent · fresh breeze, dry
Wind
29 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, gusts 51
Daylight
07:38
Sunrise. Sunset 19:13. Air 16°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
19:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 12 km/h
☀ 07:38–19:13
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 6 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:11
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:08
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 14 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:06
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 11 km/h
☀ 07:44–19:04
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:46–19:02
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
☀ 07:48–18:59

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 10:0068 · Decentfresh breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightFri 08:00 · 84 GrandFri 09:00 · 84 GrandFri 10:00 · 68 DecentFri 11:00 · 60 FreshFri 12:00 · 60 FreshFri 13:00 · 52 FreshFri 14:00 · 41 BlowyFri 15:00 · 38 BlowyFri 16:00 · 40 BlowyFri 17:00 · 86 GrandFri 18:00 · 94 GrandFri 19:00 · 97 GrandFri 20:00 · 97 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 · 86 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 86 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 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 100 GrandSat 17:00 · 100 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 94 GrandSat 20:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 100 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 100 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 · 84 GrandSun 10:00 · 84 GrandSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 84 GrandSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 84 GrandSun 18:00 · 84 GrandSun 19:00 · 84 GrandSun 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 84 GrandMon 13:00 · 84 GrandMon 16:00 · 84 GrandMon 19:00 · 94 GrandMon 22:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 94 GrandTue 13:00 · 86 GrandTue 16:00 · 86 GrandTue 19:00 · 100 GrandTue 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 94 GrandWed 19:00 · 91 GrandThu 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 94 GrandThu 19:00 · 84 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 10:00

68 Decent
  • fresh breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset29 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
29 km/h SSW · gusts 51
Tide
–
Air
16°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
09:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SW48–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
10:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SSW51–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
11:0060 Fresh–––32 km/h SSW55–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
12:0060 Fresh–––34 km/h SSW58–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
13:0052 Fresh–––37 km/h SSW60–0.5 mm16°fresh breeze, showers possible
14:0041 Blowy–––36 km/h SSW61–1.5 mm16°fresh breeze, rain
15:0038 Blowy–––36 km/h SW62–2.0 mm16°fresh breeze, rain
16:0040 Blowy–––32 km/h SW61–1.6 mm16°fresh breeze, rain
17:0086 Grand–––14 km/h W54–0.6 mm15°gentle breeze, showers possible
18:0094 Grand–––16 km/h WNW39–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
19:0097 Grand–––12 km/h WNW28–dry13°light winds, dry, sunny
20:0097 Grand–––7 km/h NW20–dry10°light winds, dry, sunny
21:0092 Grand–––6 km/h NNW15–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
22:0092 Grand–––8 km/h N13–dry7°light winds, dry, sunny
23:0092 Grand–––9 km/h N12–dry6°light winds, dry, sunny
Saturday, 3 October
00:0092 Grand–––9 km/h N12–dry7°light winds, dry
01:0092 Grand–––8 km/h N12–dry6°light winds, dry
02:0092 Grand–––6 km/h N11–dry6°light winds, dry
03:0086 Grand–––6 km/h N9–dry6°light winds, dry
04:0086 Grand–––7 km/h N8–dry6°light winds, dry
05:0086 Grand–––5 km/h N8–dry6°light winds, dry
06:0092 Grand–––3 km/h N8–dry7°light winds, dry
07:0092 Grand–––6 km/h NE9–dry8°light winds, dry
08:0092 Grand–––11 km/h N10–dry9°light winds, dry
09:0092 Grand–––7 km/h NNE10–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0097 Grand–––5 km/h ENE12–dry13°light winds, dry, sunny
11:00100 Grand–––6 km/h ESE15–dry14°light winds, dry, sunny
12:00100 Grand–––10 km/h SE19–dry14°light winds, dry, sunny
13:00100 Grand–––12 km/h SE20–dry15°light winds, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSE21–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
15:0094 Grand–––12 km/h SSE21–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
16:00100 Grand–––12 km/h SSE20–dry15°light winds, dry
17:00100 Grand–––11 km/h SSE20–dry15°light winds, dry
18:00100 Grand–––10 km/h SSE19–dry15°light winds, dry
19:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSE18–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
20:00100 Grand–––11 km/h SSE17–dry15°light winds, dry
21:00100 Grand–––9 km/h SSE18–dry15°light winds, dry
22:00100 Grand–––5 km/h SE19–dry15°light winds, dry
23:00100 Grand–––4 km/h W20–dry14°light winds, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0097 Grand–––4 km/h NNW21–dry12°light winds, dry
01:0097 Grand–––4 km/h NNW22–dry12°light winds, dry
02:0097 Grand–––4 km/h SW23–dry12°light winds, dry
03:0097 Grand–––6 km/h SW24–dry13°light winds, dry
04:00100 Grand–––8 km/h SW25–dry14°light winds, dry
05:0094 Grand–––12 km/h SW26–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
06:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SW27–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
07:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SW28–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
08:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SW28–dry15°gentle breeze, dry

The spot

Faces
Unknown (inland)
Swell window
None (sheltered)
Exposure
Lake
Water
Not classified

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Getting there

Open in Maps · OpenStreetMap

Access, parking and swimming areas are not recorded for this lake. Respect private land.

Sauna after?

Betterdayz Sauna · Warren Beach, Rosscarbery · 4 km · mobile

West Cork Sauna (The Balmy Barrel) · Red Strand, Clonakilty (rotating) · 10 km · mobile

The Recovery Pod Sauna · Inchydoney Beach, Clonakilty · 16 km · fixed

Element Wellness · Dunworley Beach, Butlerstown · 23 km · fixed

Put Lough Avickeen 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 Avickeen dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Avickeen dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Avickeen dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry

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