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Lough Beg

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Met Éireann Yellow yellow; Moderate warning. Rain warning for Mayo Until 13:00 Fri, 2 Oct.
Dip score now
62
Decent · gentle breeze, rain
Wind
12 km/h
Gentle breeze, SW, gusts 45
Daylight
07:40
Sunrise. Sunset 19:13. Air 11°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
17:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
☀ 07:40–19:13
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 11 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:10
Sun, 4 Oct
09:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:44–19:08
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:46–19:06
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:48–19:03
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 14 km/h
☀ 07:50–19:01
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 8 km/h
☀ 07:51–18:58

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 13:0062 · Decentgentle breeze · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 11:00 · 54 FreshFri 12:00 · 61 FreshFri 13:00 · 62 DecentFri 14:00 · 91 GrandFri 15:00 · 84 GrandFri 16:00 · 84 GrandFri 17:00 · 94 GrandFri 18:00 · 91 GrandFri 19:00 · 91 GrandFri 20:00 · 86 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 · 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 · 100 GrandSat 12:00 · 100 GrandSat 13:00 · 100 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 91 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 · 94 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 84 GrandSun 09:00 · 94 GrandSun 10:00 · 84 GrandSun 11:00 · 94 GrandSun 12:00 · 94 GrandSun 13:00 · 84 GrandSun 14:00 · 72 DecentSun 15:00 · 76 DecentSun 16:00 · 94 GrandSun 17:00 · 72 DecentSun 18:00 · 84 GrandSun 19:00 · 84 GrandSun 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 94 GrandMon 09:00 · 94 GrandMon 10:00 · 84 GrandMon 11:00 · 84 GrandMon 12:00 · 84 GrandMon 13:00 · 84 GrandMon 14:00 · 84 GrandMon 15:00 · 84 GrandMon 16:00 · 94 GrandMon 17:00 · 94 GrandMon 18:00 · 94 GrandMon 19:00 · 94 GrandMon 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 87 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 89 GrandTue 13:00 · 91 GrandTue 16:00 · 97 GrandTue 19:00 · 97 GrandTue 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 91 GrandWed 13:00 · 91 GrandWed 16:00 · 91 GrandWed 19:00 · 86 GrandWed 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 89 GrandThu 19:00 · 73 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 13:00

62 Decent
  • gentle breeze
  • rain
NESWsunrisesunset12 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
12 km/h SW · gusts 45
Tide
–
Air
11°C · 3.1 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
12:0061 Fresh–––18 km/h SW51–6.4 mm12°gentle breeze, rain
13:0062 Decent–––12 km/h SW45–3.1 mm11°gentle breeze, rain
14:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SW41–0.1 mm13°gentle breeze, dry
15:0084 Grand–––22 km/h W40–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––20 km/h W41–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––17 km/h W40–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
18:0091 Grand–––17 km/h W38–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––18 km/h W34–dry11°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
20:0086 Grand–––12 km/h WSW26–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
21:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WSW21–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
22:0092 Grand–––7 km/h WSW18–dry7°light winds, dry, sunny
23:0086 Grand–––5 km/h WSW15–dry6°light winds, dry, sunny
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand–––6 km/h W14–dry5°light winds, dry
01:0086 Grand–––7 km/h W13–dry5°light winds, dry
02:0086 Grand–––7 km/h W13–dry5°light winds, dry
03:0086 Grand–––5 km/h WNW14–dry5°light winds, dry
04:0092 Grand–––7 km/h WSW14–dry7°light winds, dry
05:0092 Grand–––10 km/h W15–dry8°light winds, dry
06:0092 Grand–––7 km/h W14–dry8°light winds, dry
07:0092 Grand–––6 km/h WSW13–dry7°light winds, dry
08:0092 Grand–––7 km/h WSW12–dry8°light winds, dry
09:0092 Grand–––6 km/h WSW12–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0097 Grand–––9 km/h WSW14–dry12°light winds, dry, sunny
11:00100 Grand–––11 km/h WSW23–dry14°light winds, dry, sunny
12:00100 Grand–––12 km/h WSW27–dry15°light winds, dry, sunny
13:00100 Grand–––11 km/h SSW30–dry15°light winds, dry
14:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW32–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
15:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW33–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SW34–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW35–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW34–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––12 km/h SSW32–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
20:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SSW29–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
21:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SSW28–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
22:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SSW31–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
23:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SSW33–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0091 Grand–––17 km/h SSW35–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
01:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW37–0.1 mm13°gentle breeze, dry
02:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW40–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
03:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SSW42–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
04:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW44–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
05:0076 Decent–––20 km/h SW43–0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
06:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SW42–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
07:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SW42–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
08:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SW41–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
09:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SW41–0.1 mm15°gentle breeze, dry
10:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SW41–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
11:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SW41–0.1 mm15°gentle breeze, dry

The spot

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

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Getting there

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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 16:30–17:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Beg dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Beg dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 08:30–09:30 · 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.