Dipper › Co. Cork

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
42
Blowy · fresh breeze, rain
Wind
38 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, gusts 64
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:15. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
19:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 12 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:15
Sat, 3 Oct
12:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 6 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:12
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 14 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:10
Mon, 5 Oct
18:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 11 km/h
☀ 07:44–19:08
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 15 km/h
☀ 07:46–19:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 9 km/h
☀ 07:48–19:03
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 14 km/h
☀ 07:49–19:01

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 13:0042 · Blowyfresh breeze · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 12:00 · 52 FreshFri 13:00 · 42 BlowyFri 14:00 · 32 BlowyFri 15:00 · 31 BlowyFri 16:00 · 65 DecentFri 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 · 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 · 100 GrandSat 15:00 · 100 GrandSat 16:00 · 100 GrandSat 17:00 · 100 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 97 GrandSat 20:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 97 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 · 97 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 97 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 · 82 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 · 100 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 86 GrandMon 09:00 · 94 GrandMon 10:00 · 94 GrandMon 11:00 · 86 GrandMon 12:00 · 94 GrandMon 13:00 · 94 GrandMon 14:00 · 86 GrandMon 15:00 · 94 GrandMon 16:00 · 94 GrandMon 17:00 · 94 GrandMon 18:00 · 100 GrandMon 19:00 · 100 GrandMon 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 100 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 92 GrandTue 13:00 · 92 GrandTue 16:00 · 94 GrandTue 19:00 · 94 GrandTue 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 97 GrandWed 13:00 · 94 GrandWed 16:00 · 94 GrandWed 19:00 · 97 GrandWed 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 94 GrandThu 19:00 · 91 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 13:00

42 Blowy
  • fresh breeze
  • rain
NESWsunrisesunset38 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
38 km/h SSW · gusts 64
Tide
–
Air
15°C · 1.3 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
12:0052 Fresh–––34 km/h SSW62–0.3 mm16°fresh breeze, showers possible
13:0042 Blowy–––38 km/h SSW64–1.3 mm15°fresh breeze, rain
14:0032 Blowy–––36 km/h SW65–3.0 mm15°fresh breeze, rain
15:0031 Blowy–––35 km/h SW65–3.1 mm15°fresh breeze, rain
16:0065 Decent–––16 km/h WNW57–1.8 mm15°gentle breeze, rain
17:0086 Grand–––14 km/h W43–0.3 mm15°gentle breeze, showers possible
18:0094 Grand–––15 km/h WNW31–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
19:0097 Grand–––12 km/h WNW27–dry12°light winds, dry, sunny
20:0097 Grand–––10 km/h WNW19–dry11°light winds, dry, sunny
21:0092 Grand–––9 km/h NNW14–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
22:0092 Grand–––9 km/h NNW13–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
23:0092 Grand–––9 km/h N12–dry7°light winds, dry, sunny
Saturday, 3 October
00:0092 Grand–––10 km/h NNW11–dry7°light winds, dry, sunny
01:0092 Grand–––9 km/h N11–dry7°light winds, dry
02:0092 Grand–––6 km/h NNE10–dry6°light winds, dry
03:0086 Grand–––3 km/h NNE9–dry6°light winds, dry
04:0092 Grand–––5 km/h N8–dry6°light winds, dry
05:0092 Grand–––7 km/h NE8–dry7°light winds, dry
06:0092 Grand–––8 km/h N9–dry8°light winds, dry
07:0092 Grand–––4 km/h NE9–dry8°light winds, dry
08:0092 Grand–––6 km/h NNE8–dry8°light winds, dry
09:0092 Grand–––8 km/h NNE8–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0097 Grand–––5 km/h ENE9–dry11°light winds, dry, sunny
11:0097 Grand–––5 km/h ESE13–dry13°light winds, dry, sunny
12:00100 Grand–––6 km/h SE17–dry14°light winds, dry, sunny
13:00100 Grand–––9 km/h SE19–dry15°light winds, dry, sunny
14:00100 Grand–––11 km/h SSE22–dry15°light winds, dry, sunny
15:00100 Grand–––11 km/h SE23–dry15°light winds, dry
16:00100 Grand–––12 km/h SE23–dry15°light winds, dry, sunny
17:00100 Grand–––12 km/h SE23–dry15°light winds, dry
18:00100 Grand–––9 km/h SE21–dry14°light winds, dry
19:0097 Grand–––5 km/h E17–dry13°light winds, dry
20:0097 Grand–––4 km/h ENE13–dry13°light winds, dry
21:0097 Grand–––8 km/h ENE13–dry13°light winds, dry
22:0097 Grand–––8 km/h ENE13–dry13°light winds, dry
23:0097 Grand–––6 km/h NE13–dry13°light winds, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0097 Grand–––6 km/h ENE14–dry13°light winds, dry
01:0097 Grand–––3 km/h E15–dry12°light winds, dry
02:0097 Grand–––3 km/h ESE16–dry12°light winds, dry
03:0097 Grand–––2 km/h NNE18–dry12°light winds, dry
04:0097 Grand–––3 km/h N19–dry12°light winds, dry
05:0097 Grand–––1 km/h NNE20–dry12°light winds, dry
06:0097 Grand–––0 km/h NNW21–dry13°light winds, dry
07:0097 Grand–––2 km/h W22–dry13°light winds, dry
08:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SW23–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
09:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SW24–0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry
10:0094 Grand–––14 km/h WSW25–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
11:0094 Grand–––16 km/h WSW26–0.1 mm15°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?

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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 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Beg dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Beg dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry

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