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Lough Bo

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
67
Decent · moderate breeze, rain
Wind
26 km/h
Moderate breeze, SSE, gusts 47
Daylight
07:36
Sunrise. Sunset 19:09. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
16:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:36–19:09
Sat, 3 Oct
12:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 12 km/h
☀ 07:38–19:06
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
☀ 07:40–19:04
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 9 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:01
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 16 km/h
☀ 07:43–18:59
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry · 11 km/h
☀ 07:45–18:56
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 11 km/h
☀ 07:47–18:54

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 11:0067 · Decentmoderate breeze · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 09:00 · 91 GrandFri 10:00 · 81 GrandFri 11:00 · 67 DecentFri 12:00 · 61 FreshFri 13:00 · 54 FreshFri 14:00 · 59 FreshFri 15:00 · 86 GrandFri 16:00 · 94 GrandFri 17:00 · 94 GrandFri 18:00 · 91 GrandFri 19:00 · 91 GrandFri 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 92 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 · 86 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 86 GrandSat 09:00 · 92 GrandSat 10:00 · 92 GrandSat 11:00 · 97 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 · 94 GrandSat 20:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 94 GrandSun 09:00 · 94 GrandSun 10:00 · 94 GrandSun 11:00 · 94 GrandSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 84 GrandSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 16:00 · 94 GrandSun 17:00 · 94 GrandSun 18:00 · 94 GrandSun 19:00 · 94 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 · 84 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 100 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 94 GrandMon 13:00 · 86 GrandMon 16:00 · 86 GrandMon 19:00 · 100 GrandMon 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 91 GrandTue 19:00 · 91 GrandTue 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 92 GrandWed 13:00 · 83 GrandWed 19:00 · 78 DecentThu 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 97 GrandThu 19:00 · 73 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 11:00

67 Decent
  • moderate breeze
  • rain
NESWsunrisesunset26 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
26 km/h SSE · gusts 47
Tide
–
Air
13°C · 0.6 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
11:0067 Decent–––26 km/h SSE47–0.6 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
12:0061 Fresh–––28 km/h S50–2.2 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
13:0054 Fresh–––28 km/h S53–4.4 mm14°moderate breeze, rain
14:0059 Fresh–––28 km/h SW47–2.5 mm14°moderate breeze, rain
15:0086 Grand–––17 km/h SW39–0.3 mm14°gentle breeze, showers possible
16:0094 Grand–––18 km/h WSW37–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––16 km/h W35–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
18:0091 Grand–––19 km/h W36–dry13°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
19:0091 Grand–––16 km/h W32–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
20:0081 Grand–––21 km/h WSW23–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
21:0086 Grand–––15 km/h WSW19–dry9°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
22:0086 Grand–––17 km/h WSW19–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
23:0086 Grand–––13 km/h WSW18–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0092 Grand–––12 km/h WSW16–dry7°light winds, dry
01:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SW15–dry6°light winds, dry
02:0086 Grand–––6 km/h SSW15–dry5°light winds, dry
03:0086 Grand–––5 km/h SSE14–dry6°light winds, dry
04:0092 Grand–––3 km/h S13–dry7°light winds, dry
05:0092 Grand–––3 km/h E12–dry7°light winds, dry
06:0092 Grand–––4 km/h E12–dry6°light winds, dry
07:0086 Grand–––5 km/h ESE12–dry6°light winds, dry
08:0086 Grand–––8 km/h ESE12–dry6°light winds, dry, sunny
09:0092 Grand–––9 km/h ESE13–dry7°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0092 Grand–––5 km/h SE14–dry9°light winds, dry
11:0097 Grand–––6 km/h S17–dry11°light winds, dry
12:00100 Grand–––12 km/h SW22–dry14°light winds, dry, sunny
13:00100 Grand–––12 km/h SW25–dry15°light winds, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SSW28–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
15:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW30–dry16°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW32–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW32–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SSW30–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
19:0094 Grand–––12 km/h S27–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
20:0097 Grand–––12 km/h S24–dry13°light winds, dry
21:0097 Grand–––11 km/h S27–dry12°light winds, dry
22:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SSE30–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
23:0091 Grand–––18 km/h S33–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0081 Grand–––21 km/h S35–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
01:0091 Grand–––18 km/h S35–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
02:0091 Grand–––19 km/h SSW36–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
03:0081 Grand–––20 km/h SSW36–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
04:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW37–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
05:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SSW36–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
06:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW37–0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry
07:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW37–0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry
08:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SW36–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
09:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SW36–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
10:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SW36–dry15°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.

Sauna after?

Lough Allen Adventure Sauna · Lough Allen Adventure Centre, Ballinaglera, Co. Leitrim · 17 km · fixed

Cavetown Lake Sauna · Cavetown Lough, near Croghan, Co. Roscommon · 25 km · fixed

The Hot Box Sauna (Rosses Point) · Deadman's Point, Rosses Point · 28 km · fixed

Put Lough Bo 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 Bo dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 15:30–16:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Bo dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Bo dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry

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