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Lough Cam

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
84
Grand · moderate breeze, dry
Wind
24 km/h
Moderate breeze, W, gusts 49
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:13. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
19:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry, sunny · 15 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:13
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 7 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:10
Sun, 4 Oct
09:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 24 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:08
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:45–19:06
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 11 km/h
☀ 07:46–19:03
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 8 km/h
☀ 07:48–19:01
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 9 km/h
☀ 07:50–18:59

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 15:0084 · Grandmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 14:00 · 50 FreshFri 15:00 · 84 GrandFri 16:00 · 84 GrandFri 17:00 · 84 GrandFri 18:00 · 81 GrandFri 19:00 · 91 GrandFri 20:00 · 92 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 · 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 · 92 GrandSat 10:00 · 97 GrandSat 11:00 · 100 GrandSat 12:00 · 100 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 100 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 97 GrandSat 20:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 76 DecentSun 09:00 · 84 GrandSun 10:00 · 76 DecentSun 11:00 · 76 DecentSun 12:00 · 76 DecentSun 13:00 · 84 GrandSun 14:00 · 56 FreshSun 15:00 · 68 DecentSun 16:00 · 72 DecentSun 17:00 · 73 DecentSun 18:00 · 84 GrandSun 19:00 · 73 DecentSun 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 84 GrandMon 09:00 · 84 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 · 84 GrandMon 17:00 · 84 GrandMon 18:00 · 84 GrandMon 19:00 · 94 GrandMon 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 86 GrandTue 16:00 · 94 GrandTue 19:00 · 97 GrandTue 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 97 GrandWed 13:00 · 91 GrandWed 16:00 · 91 GrandWed 19:00 · 91 GrandWed 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 97 GrandThu 19:00 · 73 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 15:00

84 Grand
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset24 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
24 km/h W · gusts 49
Tide
–
Air
15°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
14:0050 Fresh–––25 km/h WSW66–2.6 mm14°moderate breeze, rain
15:0084 Grand–––24 km/h W49–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––20 km/h W42–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––22 km/h W40–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
18:0081 Grand–––21 km/h W37–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––15 km/h W32–dry11°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
20:0092 Grand–––12 km/h W24–dry10°light winds, dry, sunny
21:0092 Grand–––9 km/h W20–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
22:0092 Grand–––6 km/h W18–dry6°light winds, dry, sunny
23:0086 Grand–––6 km/h WSW15–dry6°light winds, dry, sunny
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand–––6 km/h WSW13–dry5°light winds, dry
01:0086 Grand–––4 km/h W12–dry5°light winds, dry
02:0086 Grand–––6 km/h WSW13–dry6°light winds, dry
03:0092 Grand–––4 km/h WSW15–dry7°light winds, dry
04:0092 Grand–––6 km/h SW16–dry8°light winds, dry
05:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WSW16–dry9°light winds, dry
06:0092 Grand–––11 km/h WSW14–dry8°light winds, dry
07:0092 Grand–––5 km/h W13–dry8°light winds, dry
08:0092 Grand–––1 km/h ENE11–dry7°light winds, dry, sunny
09:0092 Grand–––3 km/h S11–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0097 Grand–––2 km/h SW14–dry12°light winds, dry, sunny
11:00100 Grand–––7 km/h SW22–dry14°light winds, dry, sunny
12:00100 Grand–––11 km/h SW25–dry14°light winds, dry, sunny
13:0094 Grand–––12 km/h SSW28–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SSW30–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
15:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SSW31–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SW31–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
17:00100 Grand–––11 km/h SW29–dry14°light winds, dry
18:00100 Grand–––8 km/h SW26–dry13°light winds, dry
19:0097 Grand–––8 km/h SW22–dry12°light winds, dry
20:0097 Grand–––9 km/h SW23–dry11°light winds, dry
21:0097 Grand–––9 km/h SSW27–dry10°light winds, dry
22:0097 Grand–––10 km/h S31–dry11°light winds, dry
23:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SSW36–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0091 Grand–––17 km/h SSW39–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
01:0091 Grand–––18 km/h SSW41–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
02:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SW44–0.1 mm13°gentle breeze, dry
03:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW45–0.1 mm13°gentle breeze, dry
04:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW47–0.1 mm13°gentle breeze, dry
05:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SW48–0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry
06:0076 Decent–––23 km/h SSW49–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
07:0076 Decent–––24 km/h SSW49–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
08:0076 Decent–––26 km/h SW49–0.3 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
09:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SW48–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
10:0076 Decent–––26 km/h SW48–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
11:0076 Decent–––26 km/h SW47–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
12:0076 Decent–––27 km/h SSW47–0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
13:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SW47–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry

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?

Driftwood Sauna · Spiddal Pier, An Spideal · 7 km · fixed

Power Saunas · Silverstrand beach, Barna · 11 km · fixed

Fad Saoil Saunas (Salthill) · Salthill promenade · 12 km · fixed

Sauna Fiain · Renville Pier, Oranmore · 21 km · fixed

Put Lough Cam 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 Cam dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Cam dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Cam dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 08:30–09:30 · moderate breeze, dry

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