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Lough Can

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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
86
Grand · gentle breeze, dry
Wind
15 km/h
Gentle breeze, WSW, gusts 19
Daylight
07:36
Sunrise. Sunset 19:04. Air 6°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
14:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 11 km/h
☀ 07:36–19:04
Sun, 4 Oct
13:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 24 km/h
☀ 07:38–19:01
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:39–18:59
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry · 6 km/h
☀ 07:41–18:57
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 78/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 14 km/h
☀ 07:43–18:54
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry · 6 km/h
☀ 07:45–18:52
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Decent 72/100
gentle breeze, rain · 15 km/h
☀ 07:47–18:49

Week at a glance

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Sat 04:0086 · Grandgentle breeze · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 86 GrandSat 09:00 · 86 GrandSat 10:00 · 86 GrandSat 11:00 · 91 GrandSat 12:00 · 91 GrandSat 13:00 · 97 GrandSat 14:00 · 100 GrandSat 15:00 · 100 GrandSat 16:00 · 91 GrandSat 17:00 · 91 GrandSat 18:00 · 91 GrandSat 19:00 · 91 GrandSat 20:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 81 GrandSun 09:00 · 81 GrandSun 10:00 · 81 GrandSun 11:00 · 81 GrandSun 12:00 · 81 GrandSun 13:00 · 84 GrandSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 68 DecentSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 84 GrandSun 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 · 84 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 91 GrandMon 09:00 · 91 GrandMon 10:00 · 94 GrandMon 11:00 · 94 GrandMon 12:00 · 94 GrandMon 13:00 · 94 GrandMon 14:00 · 84 GrandMon 15:00 · 84 GrandMon 16:00 · 84 GrandMon 17:00 · 94 GrandMon 18:00 · 94 GrandMon 19:00 · 94 GrandMon 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightTue 00:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 02:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 03:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 05:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 06:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 80 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 91 GrandTue 19:00 · 92 GrandTue 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 78 DecentWed 13:00 · 72 DecentWed 16:00 · 73 DecentWed 19:00 · 78 DecentWed 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 10:00 · 92 GrandThu 13:00 · 89 GrandThu 19:00 · 78 DecentFri 01:00 · 66 Decent · nightFri 07:00 · 53 Fresh · nightFri 13:00 · 64 DecentFri 19:00 · 72 Decent

Sat, 3 Oct, 04:00

86 Grand
  • gentle breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset15 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
15 km/h WSW · gusts 19
Tide
–
Air
6°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
04:0086 Grand–––15 km/h WSW19–dry6°gentle breeze, dry
05:0092 Grand–––12 km/h WSW17–dry7°light winds, dry
06:0086 Grand–––15 km/h WSW17–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
07:0086 Grand–––18 km/h W18–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
08:0086 Grand–––19 km/h W18–dry7°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
09:0086 Grand–––18 km/h W19–dry9°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
10:0086 Grand–––13 km/h WSW21–dry9°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
11:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WSW22–dry11°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
12:0091 Grand–––15 km/h W23–dry12°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
13:0097 Grand–––12 km/h WSW24–dry13°light winds, dry, sunny
14:00100 Grand–––11 km/h WSW24–dry13°light winds, dry, sunny
15:00100 Grand–––11 km/h SW24–dry13°light winds, dry, sunny
16:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SSW24–dry13°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
17:0091 Grand–––15 km/h SSW24–dry13°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
18:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SSW23–dry12°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
19:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SSW19–dry10°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
20:0086 Grand–––15 km/h SW19–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
21:0086 Grand–––18 km/h SSW21–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
22:0086 Grand–––19 km/h SSW23–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
23:0076 Decent–––23 km/h SW27–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0076 Decent–––26 km/h SSW31–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
01:0076 Decent–––28 km/h SW33–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
02:0076 Decent–––28 km/h SW35–dry9°moderate breeze, dry
03:0060 Fresh–––31 km/h SW37–dry9°fresh breeze, dry
04:0060 Fresh–––31 km/h SW38–dry10°fresh breeze, dry
05:0065 Decent–––32 km/h SW39–dry11°fresh breeze, dry
06:0065 Decent–––29 km/h SW39–dry10°fresh breeze, dry
07:0081 Grand–––27 km/h SW39–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
08:0081 Grand–––27 km/h SW39–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
09:0081 Grand–––25 km/h SW39–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
10:0081 Grand–––26 km/h SW40–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
11:0081 Grand–––23 km/h SSW40–0.1 mm12°moderate breeze, dry
12:0081 Grand–––22 km/h SSW40–0.1 mm12°moderate breeze, dry
13:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SW41–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
14:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SW43–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
15:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SW44–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SW44–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SW43–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
18:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SW41–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
19:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SW40–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
20:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SW39–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
21:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SW39–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
22:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SW39–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
23:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SW41–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
Monday, 5 October
00:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SW42–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
01:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SW42–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
02:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SW37–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
03:0084 Grand–––20 km/h WSW37–0.1 mm13°moderate 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 Can 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 Can dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 13:30–14:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Can dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 12:30–13:30 · moderate breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Can dip · GrandMon, 5 Oct 09:30–10:30 · gentle breeze, dry

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