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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
92
Grand · light winds, dry
Wind
7 km/h
Light breeze, SW, gusts 27
Daylight
07:38
Sunrise. Sunset 19:05. Air 8°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
13:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:38–19:05
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 23 km/h
☀ 07:40–19:03
Mon, 5 Oct
18:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 19 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:00
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 6 km/h
☀ 07:44–18:58
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 79/100
gentle breeze, rain · 14 km/h
☀ 07:46–18:55
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 7 km/h
☀ 07:47–18:53
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Decent 63/100
moderate breeze, rain · 25 km/h
☀ 07:49–18:50

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 00:0092 · Grandlight winds · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 92 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 · 97 GrandSat 10:00 · 97 GrandSat 11:00 · 97 GrandSat 12:00 · 97 GrandSat 13:00 · 100 GrandSat 14:00 · 100 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 97 GrandSat 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 84 GrandSun 09:00 · 76 DecentSun 10:00 · 76 DecentSun 11:00 · 76 DecentSun 12:00 · 76 DecentSun 13:00 · 76 DecentSun 14:00 · 76 DecentSun 15:00 · 76 DecentSun 16:00 · 76 DecentSun 17:00 · 76 DecentSun 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 · 76 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 82 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 84 GrandMon 09:00 · 84 GrandMon 10:00 · 84 GrandMon 11:00 · 84 GrandMon 12:00 · 76 DecentMon 13:00 · 76 DecentMon 14:00 · 76 DecentMon 15:00 · 76 DecentMon 16:00 · 76 DecentMon 17:00 · 76 DecentMon 18:00 · 86 GrandMon 19:00 · 86 GrandMon 22:00 · 80 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 85 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 89 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 83 GrandTue 19:00 · 97 GrandTue 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 80 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 79 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 · 78 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 89 GrandThu 19:00 · 73 DecentFri 01:00 · 61 Fresh · nightFri 07:00 · 61 Fresh · nightFri 13:00 · 61 FreshFri 19:00 · 63 Decent

Sat, 3 Oct, 00:00

92 Grand
  • light winds
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset7 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
7 km/h SW · gusts 27
Tide
–
Air
8°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
00:0092 Grand–––7 km/h SW27–dry8°light winds, dry
01:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SW23–dry8°light winds, dry
02:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SSW21–dry7°light winds, dry
03:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SW19–dry7°light winds, dry
04:0092 Grand–––10 km/h SW19–dry8°light winds, dry
05:0092 Grand–––10 km/h SW20–dry8°light winds, dry
06:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SSW21–dry9°light winds, dry
07:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SSW21–dry9°light winds, dry
08:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SSW21–dry10°light winds, dry
09:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SW21–dry10°light winds, dry
10:0097 Grand–––12 km/h SW22–dry11°light winds, dry
11:0097 Grand–––5 km/h SW25–dry11°light winds, dry
12:0097 Grand–––12 km/h W26–dry13°light winds, dry
13:00100 Grand–––10 km/h WSW27–dry14°light winds, dry
14:00100 Grand–––12 km/h SW28–dry14°light winds, dry
15:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SW29–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
16:0094 Grand–––12 km/h SSW30–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSW30–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
18:00100 Grand–––9 km/h SSW29–dry14°light winds, dry
19:0097 Grand–––10 km/h S27–dry12°light winds, dry
20:0091 Grand–––12 km/h S29–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
21:0091 Grand–––12 km/h S32–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
22:0091 Grand–––13 km/h S35–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
23:0091 Grand–––13 km/h S37–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0091 Grand–––15 km/h S40–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
01:0091 Grand–––18 km/h S41–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
02:0091 Grand–––18 km/h S43–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
03:0091 Grand–––17 km/h S44–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
04:0091 Grand–––18 km/h S44–0.1 mm12°gentle breeze, dry
05:0091 Grand–––15 km/h S43–0.1 mm12°gentle breeze, dry
06:0091 Grand–––16 km/h SSW42–0.1 mm12°gentle breeze, dry
07:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW41–0.1 mm13°gentle breeze, dry
08:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SSW41–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
09:0076 Decent–––22 km/h SSW42–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
10:0076 Decent–––21 km/h SSW42–0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
11:0076 Decent–––22 km/h SSW42–0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
12:0076 Decent–––23 km/h SSW42–0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
13:0076 Decent–––25 km/h SSW42–0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
14:0076 Decent–––24 km/h SSW43–0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
15:0076 Decent–––24 km/h SSW44–0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
16:0076 Decent–––26 km/h SW44–0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
17:0076 Decent–––22 km/h SW44–0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
18:0076 Decent–––20 km/h SW43–0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
19:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SW43–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
20:0073 Decent–––21 km/h SW43–0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, rain
21:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SW43–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
22:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SW44–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
23:0076 Decent–––24 km/h SW43–0.2 mm15°moderate 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 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 · GrandSat, 3 Oct 12:30–13:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Lough Beg dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Beg dip · GrandMon, 5 Oct 17:30–18:30 · gentle breeze, showers possible

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