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Lough Bellawaum

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.
Met Éireann Yellow yellow; Moderate warning. Rain warning for Mayo Until 13:00 Fri, 2 Oct.
Dip score now
38
Blowy · moderate breeze, rain
Wind
23 km/h
Moderate breeze, WSW, gusts 58
Daylight
07:42
Sunrise. Sunset 19:15. Air 7°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
14:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, dry · 28 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:15
Sat, 3 Oct
09:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, dry · 16 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:12
Sun, 4 Oct
16:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:45–19:10
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Decent 79/100
gentle breeze, rain · 18 km/h
☀ 07:47–19:08
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Decent 78/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 16 km/h
☀ 07:49–19:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 78/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 16 km/h
☀ 07:51–19:03
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 78/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 17 km/h
☀ 07:53–19:00

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 12:0038 · Blowymoderate breeze · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 06:00 · 60 Fresh · nightFri 07:00 · 46 Fresh · nightFri 08:00 · 34 BlowyFri 09:00 · 13 GrimFri 10:00 · 11 GrimFri 11:00 · 11 GrimFri 12:00 · 38 BlowyFri 13:00 · 68 DecentFri 14:00 · 76 DecentFri 15:00 · 76 DecentFri 16:00 · 76 DecentFri 17:00 · 76 DecentFri 18:00 · 76 DecentFri 19:00 · 60 FreshFri 20:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 76 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 80 GrandSat 09:00 · 86 GrandSat 10:00 · 86 GrandSat 11:00 · 76 DecentSat 12:00 · 76 DecentSat 13:00 · 81 GrandSat 14:00 · 81 GrandSat 15:00 · 81 GrandSat 16:00 · 65 DecentSat 17:00 · 60 FreshSat 18:00 · 60 FreshSat 19:00 · 60 FreshSat 20:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 21:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 22:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 23:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 06:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 73 DecentSun 09:00 · 73 DecentSun 10:00 · 73 DecentSun 11:00 · 73 DecentSun 12:00 · 73 DecentSun 13:00 · 73 DecentSun 14:00 · 81 GrandSun 15:00 · 73 DecentSun 16:00 · 91 GrandSun 17:00 · 91 GrandSun 18:00 · 91 GrandSun 19:00 · 81 GrandSun 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 83 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 69 DecentMon 13:00 · 79 DecentMon 16:00 · 79 DecentMon 19:00 · 79 DecentMon 22:00 · 78 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 78 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 78 DecentTue 13:00 · 78 DecentTue 16:00 · 78 DecentTue 19:00 · 78 DecentTue 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 78 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 78 DecentWed 13:00 · 78 DecentWed 19:00 · 74 DecentThu 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 78 DecentThu 19:00 · 48 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 12:00

38 Blowy
  • moderate breeze
  • rain
NESWsunrisesunset23 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
23 km/h WSW · gusts 58
Tide
–
Air
7°C · 3.9 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
12:0038 Blowy–––23 km/h WSW58–3.9 mm7°moderate breeze, rain
13:0068 Decent–––28 km/h SW44–0.4 mm9°moderate breeze, showers possible
14:0076 Decent–––28 km/h WSW42–0.1 mm10°moderate breeze, dry
15:0076 Decent–––27 km/h W40–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
16:0076 Decent–––27 km/h W44–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
17:0076 Decent–––27 km/h W43–dry8°moderate breeze, dry
18:0076 Decent–––28 km/h W41–dry8°moderate breeze, dry
19:0060 Fresh–––29 km/h W39–dry7°fresh breeze, dry
20:0076 Decent–––27 km/h W37–dry7°moderate breeze, dry
21:0076 Decent–––24 km/h WNW34–dry6°moderate breeze, dry
22:0076 Decent–––20 km/h W32–dry6°moderate breeze, dry
23:0086 Grand–––19 km/h W28–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0076 Decent–––22 km/h W24–dry7°moderate breeze, dry
01:0086 Grand–––19 km/h WSW23–dry6°gentle breeze, dry
02:0086 Grand–––15 km/h SW23–dry6°gentle breeze, dry
03:0086 Grand–––17 km/h SW22–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
04:0086 Grand–––17 km/h WSW22–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
05:0086 Grand–––18 km/h WSW21–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
06:0086 Grand–––13 km/h SW19–dry6°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
07:0080 Grand–––14 km/h SW17–dry6°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
08:0080 Grand–––15 km/h SW16–dry5°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
09:0086 Grand–––16 km/h SSW17–dry6°gentle breeze, dry
10:0086 Grand–––19 km/h SW19–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
11:0076 Decent–––23 km/h SW25–dry9°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
12:0076 Decent–––21 km/h SW28–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
13:0081 Grand–––21 km/h SW32–dry10°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
14:0081 Grand–––23 km/h SSW36–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
15:0081 Grand–––26 km/h SSW39–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
16:0065 Decent–––29 km/h SSW41–dry10°fresh breeze, dry
17:0060 Fresh–––30 km/h SSW41–dry10°fresh breeze, dry
18:0060 Fresh–––30 km/h SSW40–dry9°fresh breeze, dry
19:0060 Fresh–––30 km/h SSW39–dry9°fresh breeze, dry
20:0060 Fresh–––29 km/h SSW40–dry9°fresh breeze, dry
21:0060 Fresh–––30 km/h SSW41–dry10°fresh breeze, dry
22:0060 Fresh–––32 km/h SSW42–dry10°fresh breeze, dry
23:0065 Decent–––32 km/h SSW44–dry10°fresh breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0065 Decent–––31 km/h SSW45–0.1 mm11°fresh breeze, dry
01:0065 Decent–––32 km/h SSW46–0.1 mm11°fresh breeze, dry
02:0065 Decent–––33 km/h SSW47–0.1 mm11°fresh breeze, dry
03:0057 Fresh–––35 km/h SSW47–0.2 mm11°fresh breeze, showers possible
04:0057 Fresh–––35 km/h SSW47–0.2 mm11°fresh breeze, showers possible
05:0057 Fresh–––35 km/h SW47–0.2 mm11°fresh breeze, showers possible
06:0057 Fresh–––34 km/h SW47–0.2 mm11°fresh breeze, showers possible
07:0057 Fresh–––33 km/h SW45–0.2 mm11°fresh breeze, showers possible
08:0073 Decent–––22 km/h SW41–0.2 mm11°moderate breeze, showers possible
09:0073 Decent–––21 km/h SW42–0.2 mm11°moderate breeze, showers possible
10:0073 Decent–––22 km/h SW42–0.2 mm11°moderate breeze, showers possible
11:0073 Decent–––21 km/h SW43–0.1 mm11°moderate breeze, showers possible

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.

Sauna after?

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Put Lough Bellawaum 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 Bellawaum dip · DecentFri, 2 Oct 13:30–14:30 · moderate breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Bellawaum dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 08:30–09:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Bellawaum dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 15:30–16:30 · gentle breeze, dry

Nearby spots

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Glencullin Lough

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Doo Lough

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