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Lough Awoty

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
84
Grand · moderate breeze, dry
Wind
28 km/h
Fresh breeze, WSW, gusts 47
Daylight
07:38
Sunrise. Sunset 19:09. Air 14°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
16:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 28 km/h
☀ 07:38–19:09
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, sunny · 18 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:07
Sun, 4 Oct
14:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 25 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:04
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 28 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:02
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:45–18:59
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 79/100
gentle breeze, rain · 18 km/h
☀ 07:47–18:57
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 8 km/h
☀ 07:49–18:54

Week at a glance

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Fri 16:0084 · Grandmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 11:00 · 23 GrimFri 12:00 · 14 GrimFri 13:00 · 30 BlowyFri 14:00 · 50 FreshFri 15:00 · 76 DecentFri 16:00 · 84 GrandFri 17:00 · 68 DecentFri 18:00 · 65 DecentFri 19:00 · 81 GrandFri 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 81 GrandSat 09:00 · 81 GrandSat 10:00 · 91 GrandSat 11:00 · 94 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 84 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 84 GrandSat 19:00 · 84 GrandSat 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSun 04:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSun 05:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 60 FreshSun 09:00 · 60 FreshSun 10:00 · 68 DecentSun 11:00 · 68 DecentSun 12:00 · 68 DecentSun 13:00 · 68 DecentSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 76 DecentSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 84 GrandSun 18:00 · 76 DecentSun 19:00 · 84 GrandSun 20:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 72 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 84 GrandMon 09:00 · 84 GrandMon 10:00 · 84 GrandMon 11:00 · 84 GrandMon 12:00 · 84 GrandMon 13:00 · 76 DecentMon 14:00 · 60 FreshMon 15:00 · 60 FreshMon 16:00 · 76 DecentMon 17:00 · 76 DecentMon 18:00 · 76 DecentMon 19:00 · 76 DecentMon 22:00 · 80 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 83 GrandTue 19:00 · 97 GrandTue 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 89 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 79 DecentWed 13:00 · 69 DecentWed 16:00 · 69 DecentWed 19:00 · 73 DecentWed 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 89 GrandThu 19:00 · 68 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 16:00

84 Grand
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset28 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
28 km/h WSW · gusts 47
Tide
–
Air
14°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
15:0076 Decent–––27 km/h SW50–0.2 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible
16:0084 Grand–––28 km/h WSW47–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
17:0068 Decent–––30 km/h W48–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
18:0065 Decent–––32 km/h W46–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
19:0081 Grand–––28 km/h W44–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
20:0081 Grand–––28 km/h WSW42–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
21:0065 Decent–––32 km/h W41–dry12°fresh breeze, dry
22:0065 Decent–––30 km/h W41–dry12°fresh breeze, dry
23:0081 Grand–––27 km/h W38–dry11°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
Saturday, 3 October
00:0081 Grand–––27 km/h W36–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
01:0081 Grand–––26 km/h W34–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
02:0081 Grand–––25 km/h WSW32–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
03:0081 Grand–––22 km/h WSW32–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
04:0081 Grand–––20 km/h WSW33–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
05:0081 Grand–––23 km/h WSW34–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
06:0081 Grand–––22 km/h WSW35–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
07:0091 Grand–––19 km/h WSW35–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
08:0081 Grand–––20 km/h WSW33–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
09:0081 Grand–––21 km/h WSW30–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
10:0091 Grand–––19 km/h W30–dry13°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
11:0094 Grand–––18 km/h W32–dry13°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
12:0094 Grand–––17 km/h WSW32–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
13:0094 Grand–––18 km/h WSW33–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SW35–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
15:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW35–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––21 km/h S36–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––19 km/h S38–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
18:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW39–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
19:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW41–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
20:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SSW44–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
21:0081 Grand–––27 km/h SSW46–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
22:0065 Decent–––32 km/h S49–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
23:0065 Decent–––35 km/h S50–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0065 Decent–––37 km/h S53–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
01:0049 Fresh–––40 km/h S54–0.1 mm13°strong wind, dry
02:0065 Decent–––38 km/h S54–0.1 mm13°fresh breeze, dry
03:0044 Blowy–––41 km/h SSW54–0.1 mm14°strong wind, dry
04:0036 Blowy–––40 km/h SSW55–0.2 mm14°strong wind, showers possible
05:0060 Fresh–––38 km/h SSW53–0.2 mm14°fresh breeze, showers possible
06:0060 Fresh–––36 km/h SSW52–0.2 mm14°fresh breeze, showers possible
07:0060 Fresh–––33 km/h SSW51–0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
08:0060 Fresh–––33 km/h SSW50–0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
09:0060 Fresh–––33 km/h SSW50–0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
10:0068 Decent–––34 km/h SSW50–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
11:0068 Decent–––33 km/h SSW50–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
12:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SSW50–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
13:0068 Decent–––34 km/h SSW51–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
14:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SW45–0.1 mm16°moderate 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?

Loughros Point Sauna · Loughros Point, Ardara · 8 km · mobile

Inishkeel Sauna · Narin Strand, Portnoo · 15 km · fixed

Sliabh Liag Sauna · Teelin Pier (also Portnacross Pier, Killybegs) · 15 km · fixed

Wild Atlantic Sea Sauna Dooey Beach · Dooey Beach, Lettermacaward · 20 km · fixed

Put Lough Awoty 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 Awoty dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 15:30–16:30 · moderate breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Awoty dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · gentle breeze, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Awoty dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 13:30–14:30 · moderate breeze, dry

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Score is Dipper's own blend. It rates comfort, not safety. Forecast: Met Éireann. Lake data: © OpenStreetMap contributors.