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Lough Binna

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
51
Fresh · moderate breeze, rain
Wind
21 km/h
Moderate breeze, S, gusts 48
Daylight
07:35
Sunrise. Sunset 19:07. Air 12°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
16:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 16 km/h
☀ 07:35–19:07
Sat, 3 Oct
14:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:36–19:04
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 21 km/h
☀ 07:38–19:02
Mon, 5 Oct
16:00
Grand 82/100
gentle breeze, rain · 19 km/h
☀ 07:40–18:59
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry · 9 km/h
☀ 07:42–18:57
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:44–18:54
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 13 km/h
☀ 07:46–18:52

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 13:0051 · Freshmoderate breeze · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 08:00 · 91 GrandFri 09:00 · 91 GrandFri 10:00 · 83 GrandFri 11:00 · 65 DecentFri 12:00 · 65 DecentFri 13:00 · 51 FreshFri 14:00 · 61 FreshFri 15:00 · 75 DecentFri 16:00 · 91 GrandFri 17:00 · 91 GrandFri 18:00 · 91 GrandFri 19:00 · 91 GrandFri 20:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 92 GrandSat 09:00 · 92 GrandSat 10:00 · 91 GrandSat 11:00 · 91 GrandSat 12:00 · 91 GrandSat 13:00 · 91 GrandSat 14:00 · 100 GrandSat 15:00 · 100 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 · 91 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 83 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 76 DecentSun 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 · 76 DecentSun 20:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 10:00 · 72 DecentMon 13:00 · 72 DecentMon 16:00 · 82 GrandMon 19:00 · 81 GrandMon 22:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 89 GrandTue 13:00 · 89 GrandTue 16:00 · 83 GrandTue 19:00 · 92 GrandTue 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 92 GrandWed 13:00 · 83 GrandWed 19:00 · 74 DecentThu 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 68 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 13:00

51 Fresh
  • moderate breeze
  • rain
NESWsunrisesunset21 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
21 km/h S · gusts 48
Tide
–
Air
12°C · 4.3 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
12:0065 Decent–––19 km/h SSE46–2.7 mm12°gentle breeze, rain
13:0051 Fresh–––21 km/h S48–4.3 mm12°moderate breeze, rain
14:0061 Fresh–––15 km/h SW48–3.7 mm12°gentle breeze, rain
15:0075 Decent–––14 km/h SW43–1.0 mm11°gentle breeze, rain
16:0091 Grand–––16 km/h SW43–0.1 mm12°gentle breeze, dry
17:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WSW44–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
18:0091 Grand–––14 km/h W42–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––17 km/h W37–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
20:0086 Grand–––14 km/h W29–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
21:0092 Grand–––10 km/h W24–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
22:0086 Grand–––12 km/h WSW22–dry8°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
23:0092 Grand–––12 km/h W21–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
Saturday, 3 October
00:0092 Grand–––11 km/h W18–dry7°light winds, dry
01:0092 Grand–––10 km/h W18–dry7°light winds, dry
02:0092 Grand–––12 km/h W18–dry7°light winds, dry
03:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WSW19–dry7°light winds, dry
04:0086 Grand–––14 km/h WSW20–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
05:0086 Grand–––14 km/h WSW21–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
06:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WSW22–dry9°light winds, dry
07:0092 Grand–––11 km/h WSW22–dry9°light winds, dry
08:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WSW21–dry9°light winds, dry
09:0092 Grand–––12 km/h WSW20–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0091 Grand–––14 km/h WSW21–dry11°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
11:0091 Grand–––14 km/h WSW24–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
12:0091 Grand–––14 km/h WSW26–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
13:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SW27–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
14:00100 Grand–––10 km/h SW28–dry14°light winds, dry
15:00100 Grand–––12 km/h SSW29–dry14°light winds, dry
16:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SSW31–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW31–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW31–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––16 km/h SW29–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
20:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SW27–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
21:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SSW28–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
22:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SSW30–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
23:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SSW32–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0091 Grand–––15 km/h SSW35–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
01:0091 Grand–––17 km/h SSW36–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
02:0091 Grand–––19 km/h SSW37–0.1 mm12°gentle breeze, dry
03:0073 Decent–––21 km/h SSW39–0.2 mm12°moderate breeze, showers possible
04:0073 Decent–––21 km/h SW40–0.2 mm12°moderate breeze, showers possible
05:0083 Grand–––19 km/h SW42–0.2 mm12°gentle breeze, showers possible
06:0073 Decent–––20 km/h SW42–0.3 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible
07:0076 Decent–––21 km/h SW43–0.3 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible
08:0076 Decent–––21 km/h SW38–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
09:0076 Decent–––21 km/h SW38–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
10:0076 Decent–––20 km/h SW39–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
11:0076 Decent–––21 km/h SW40–0.2 mm14°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

Open in Maps · OpenStreetMap

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

Sauna after?

Secret Sauna · Donegal Bay coast near Mountcharles · 19 km · mobile

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Put Lough Binna 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.

Set up Dipper Plus
🌊 Lough Binna dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 15:30–16:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Binna dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 13:30–14:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Lough Binna dip · DecentSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, showers possible

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