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Lough Beg

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
27 km/h
Moderate breeze, SSW, gusts 53
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:14. Air 14°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
19:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry, sunny · 14 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:14
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 7 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:12
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 13 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:10
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, showers possible · 11 km/h
☀ 07:44–19:07
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, showers possible · 11 km/h
☀ 07:46–19:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:47–19:03
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:49–19:01

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 09:0084 · Grandmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 09:00 · 84 GrandFri 10:00 · 60 FreshFri 11:00 · 52 FreshFri 12:00 · 44 BlowyFri 13:00 · 17 GrimFri 14:00 · 14 GrimFri 15:00 · 34 BlowyFri 16:00 · 53 FreshFri 17:00 · 84 GrandFri 18:00 · 81 GrandFri 19:00 · 91 GrandFri 20:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 86 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 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 91 GrandSat 19:00 · 91 GrandSat 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 91 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 · 91 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 86 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 · 100 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 100 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 100 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 86 GrandMon 13:00 · 82 GrandMon 16:00 · 82 GrandMon 19:00 · 92 GrandMon 22:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 92 GrandTue 13:00 · 86 GrandTue 16:00 · 86 GrandTue 19:00 · 91 GrandTue 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 92 GrandWed 13:00 · 91 GrandWed 19:00 · 92 GrandThu 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 97 GrandThu 19:00 · 73 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 09:00

84 Grand
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset27 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
27 km/h SSW · gusts 53
Tide
–
Air
14°C · 0.1 mm rain

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–––27 km/h SSW53–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
10:0060 Fresh–––34 km/h SSW58–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
11:0052 Fresh–––35 km/h SSW63–0.2 mm14°fresh breeze, showers possible
12:0044 Blowy–––39 km/h SSW66–1.0 mm14°fresh breeze, rain
13:0017 Grim–––41 km/h SSW68–2.8 mm14°strong wind, rain
14:0014 Grim–––40 km/h SSW68–3.6 mm14°strong wind, rain
15:0034 Blowy–––37 km/h SW65–2.7 mm14°fresh breeze, rain
16:0053 Fresh–––21 km/h W56–2.1 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
17:0084 Grand–––23 km/h WNW42–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
18:0081 Grand–––23 km/h WNW33–dry12°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
19:0091 Grand–––14 km/h WNW27–dry11°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
20:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WNW19–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
21:0092 Grand–––9 km/h WNW14–dry7°light winds, dry, sunny
22:0092 Grand–––7 km/h WNW12–dry7°light winds, dry
23:0086 Grand–––7 km/h WNW11–dry6°light winds, dry, sunny
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand–––7 km/h WNW11–dry5°light winds, dry
01:0086 Grand–––6 km/h WNW10–dry5°light winds, dry
02:0086 Grand–––6 km/h NW10–dry5°light winds, dry
03:0086 Grand–––4 km/h W9–dry5°light winds, dry
04:0086 Grand–––5 km/h WSW8–dry5°light winds, dry
05:0092 Grand–––7 km/h SSW8–dry6°light winds, dry
06:0092 Grand–––9 km/h S9–dry8°light winds, dry
07:0092 Grand–––5 km/h NW9–dry8°light winds, dry
08:0092 Grand–––4 km/h W10–dry6°light winds, dry, sunny
09:0092 Grand–––8 km/h S10–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0097 Grand–––7 km/h SSE13–dry11°light winds, dry, sunny
11:0097 Grand–––9 km/h SSE18–dry12°light winds, dry
12:0097 Grand–––10 km/h S22–dry13°light winds, dry, sunny
13:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SSE24–dry13°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSE26–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
15:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSE26–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––17 km/h S26–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––17 km/h S25–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
18:0091 Grand–––18 km/h SSE24–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––17 km/h S23–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
20:0091 Grand–––14 km/h S21–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
21:0091 Grand–––13 km/h S21–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
22:0097 Grand–––11 km/h S20–dry12°light winds, dry
23:0097 Grand–––9 km/h S20–dry12°light winds, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0097 Grand–––9 km/h S21–dry12°light winds, dry
01:0097 Grand–––12 km/h S23–0.1 mm13°light winds, dry
02:0097 Grand–––12 km/h SSW25–0.1 mm13°light winds, dry
03:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SSW26–0.1 mm13°gentle breeze, dry
04:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SW27–0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry
05:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SW27–0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry
06:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SW28–0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry
07:0086 Grand–––19 km/h SW29–0.2 mm14°gentle breeze, showers possible
08:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSW27–dry14°gentle breeze, dry

The spot

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

Lakes have no tide or swell; the score is wind, rain, air temperature and daylight. Know better? Tell us.

Getting there

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

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Put Lough Beg 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 Beg dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Beg dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Beg dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry

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