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Lough Awaddy

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
86
Grand · gentle breeze, dry
Wind
14 km/h
Gentle breeze, W, gusts 32
Daylight
07:36
Sunrise. Sunset 19:08. Air 9°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
19:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 16 km/h
☀ 07:36–19:08
Sat, 3 Oct
15:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 12 km/h
☀ 07:38–19:05
Sun, 4 Oct
10:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 18 km/h
☀ 07:40–19:03
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:00
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry · 6 km/h
☀ 07:43–18:58
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Decent 79/100
gentle breeze, rain · 17 km/h
☀ 07:45–18:55
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 7 km/h
☀ 07:47–18:53

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 20:0086 · Grandgentle breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 18:00 · 81 GrandFri 19:00 · 91 GrandFri 20:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 86 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 · 97 GrandSat 13:00 · 97 GrandSat 14:00 · 97 GrandSat 15:00 · 100 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 91 GrandSat 18:00 · 97 GrandSat 19:00 · 91 GrandSat 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 89 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 89 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 89 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 83 GrandSun 09:00 · 76 DecentSun 10:00 · 86 GrandSun 11:00 · 86 GrandSun 12:00 · 86 GrandSun 13:00 · 76 DecentSun 14:00 · 76 DecentSun 15:00 · 76 DecentSun 16:00 · 76 DecentSun 17:00 · 76 DecentSun 18:00 · 86 GrandSun 19:00 · 86 GrandSun 20:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 71 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 91 GrandMon 09:00 · 91 GrandMon 10:00 · 94 GrandMon 11:00 · 84 GrandMon 12:00 · 76 DecentMon 13:00 · 76 DecentMon 14:00 · 76 DecentMon 15:00 · 76 DecentMon 16:00 · 86 GrandMon 17:00 · 86 GrandMon 18:00 · 86 GrandMon 19:00 · 86 GrandMon 22:00 · 78 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 89 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 83 GrandTue 19:00 · 92 GrandTue 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 78 DecentWed 13:00 · 79 DecentWed 16:00 · 73 DecentWed 19:00 · 78 DecentWed 22:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 89 GrandThu 19:00 · 68 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 20:00

86 Grand
  • gentle breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset14 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
14 km/h W · gusts 32
Tide
–
Air
9°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
19:0091 Grand–––16 km/h W39–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
20:0086 Grand–––14 km/h W32–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
21:0086 Grand–––13 km/h W29–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
22:0092 Grand–––12 km/h WNW28–dry9°light winds, dry
23:0086 Grand–––13 km/h WNW24–dry8°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
Saturday, 3 October
00:0092 Grand–––10 km/h W21–dry7°light winds, dry, sunny
01:0092 Grand–––11 km/h W18–dry6°light winds, dry
02:0086 Grand–––13 km/h W17–dry6°gentle breeze, dry
03:0086 Grand–––13 km/h W15–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
04:0092 Grand–––12 km/h W16–dry8°light winds, dry
05:0092 Grand–––12 km/h WSW17–dry8°light winds, dry
06:0092 Grand–––8 km/h W17–dry8°light winds, dry
07:0092 Grand–––8 km/h W17–dry9°light winds, dry
08:0092 Grand–––8 km/h WSW17–dry9°light winds, dry
09:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SW17–dry9°light winds, dry
10:0097 Grand–––11 km/h WSW20–dry10°light winds, dry
11:0097 Grand–––10 km/h W24–dry11°light winds, dry
12:0097 Grand–––11 km/h W26–dry12°light winds, dry
13:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SW27–dry13°light winds, dry
14:0097 Grand–––12 km/h SW28–dry12°light winds, dry
15:00100 Grand–––12 km/h SSW28–dry13°light winds, dry, sunny
16:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSW27–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
17:0091 Grand–––13 km/h S27–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
18:0097 Grand–––10 km/h S26–dry12°light winds, dry
19:0091 Grand–––13 km/h S26–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
20:0091 Grand–––13 km/h S26–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
21:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SSE27–dry11°light winds, dry
22:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SSE28–dry10°light winds, dry
23:0092 Grand–––9 km/h ESE29–dry9°light winds, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0092 Grand–––12 km/h ESE31–dry9°light winds, dry
01:0092 Grand–––12 km/h ESE32–dry9°light winds, dry
02:0092 Grand–––10 km/h ESE33–dry9°light winds, dry
03:0092 Grand–––12 km/h SE34–0.1 mm10°light winds, dry
04:0092 Grand–––12 km/h SSE34–0.1 mm10°light winds, dry
05:0089 Grand–––10 km/h SSE34–0.2 mm10°light winds, showers possible
06:0089 Grand–––8 km/h S34–0.2 mm11°light winds, showers possible
07:0089 Grand–––9 km/h SSW34–0.2 mm11°light winds, showers possible
08:0083 Grand–––17 km/h SW35–0.2 mm13°gentle breeze, showers possible
09:0076 Decent–––20 km/h SW37–0.2 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible
10:0086 Grand–––18 km/h SSW38–0.3 mm14°gentle breeze, showers possible
11:0086 Grand–––17 km/h SSW39–0.2 mm14°gentle breeze, showers possible
12:0086 Grand–––17 km/h SSW39–0.3 mm14°gentle breeze, showers possible
13:0076 Decent–––21 km/h SSW40–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
14:0076 Decent–––22 km/h SSW41–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
15:0076 Decent–––21 km/h SW42–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
16:0076 Decent–––22 km/h SW42–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
17:0076 Decent–––21 km/h SW42–0.3 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
18:0086 Grand–––17 km/h SW41–0.2 mm14°gentle 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 Awaddy 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 Awaddy dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Awaddy dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 14:30–15:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Awaddy dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 09:30–10:30 · gentle breeze, showers possible

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