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Lough Cark

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
54
Fresh · moderate breeze, rain
Wind
26 km/h
Moderate breeze, SSW, gusts 48
Daylight
07:34
Sunrise. Sunset 19:06. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
16:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
☀ 07:34–19:06
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 8 km/h
☀ 07:36–19:03
Sun, 4 Oct
10:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:38–19:01
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 14 km/h
☀ 07:40–18:58
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry · 9 km/h
☀ 07:41–18:56
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:43–18:54
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 13 km/h
☀ 07:45–18:51

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 14:0054 · 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 · 81 GrandFri 11:00 · 73 DecentFri 12:00 · 61 FreshFri 13:00 · 52 FreshFri 14:00 · 54 FreshFri 15:00 · 72 DecentFri 16:00 · 91 GrandFri 17:00 · 91 GrandFri 18:00 · 91 GrandFri 19:00 · 91 GrandFri 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 92 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 · 97 GrandSat 12:00 · 91 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 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 · 97 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 76 DecentSun 09:00 · 84 GrandSun 10:00 · 94 GrandSun 11:00 · 76 DecentSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 84 GrandSun 14:00 · 76 DecentSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 76 DecentSun 18:00 · 84 GrandSun 19:00 · 84 GrandSun 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · 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 · 94 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 76 DecentMon 13:00 · 72 DecentMon 16:00 · 82 GrandMon 19:00 · 86 GrandMon 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 83 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 · 92 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 92 GrandWed 13:00 · 83 GrandWed 19:00 · 78 DecentThu 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 73 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 14:00

54 Fresh
  • moderate breeze
  • rain
NESWsunrisesunset26 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
26 km/h SSW · gusts 48
Tide
–
Air
13°C · 4.4 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
14:0054 Fresh–––26 km/h SSW48–4.4 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
15:0072 Decent–––16 km/h SW42–1.5 mm12°gentle breeze, rain
16:0091 Grand–––17 km/h SW40–0.1 mm13°gentle breeze, dry
17:0091 Grand–––19 km/h WSW41–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
18:0091 Grand–––17 km/h W40–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––16 km/h W35–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
20:0091 Grand–––17 km/h W27–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
21:0092 Grand–––11 km/h W21–dry9°light winds, dry
22:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SW21–dry9°light winds, dry
23:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WSW19–dry8°light winds, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0092 Grand–––7 km/h W19–dry7°light winds, dry
01:0092 Grand–––10 km/h W18–dry7°light winds, dry
02:0086 Grand–––5 km/h SSW17–dry6°light winds, dry
03:0092 Grand–––6 km/h SW16–dry7°light winds, dry
04:0092 Grand–––6 km/h SSW17–dry7°light winds, dry
05:0092 Grand–––6 km/h S17–dry7°light winds, dry
06:0092 Grand–––7 km/h SSW18–dry7°light winds, dry
07:0092 Grand–––11 km/h WSW18–dry8°light winds, dry
08:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SW17–dry8°light winds, dry
09:0092 Grand–––7 km/h SSW16–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0097 Grand–––8 km/h SSW17–dry10°light winds, dry, sunny
11:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SW20–dry12°light winds, dry
12:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SW23–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
13:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SW25–dry13°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SW27–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
15:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SSW29–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW31–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––17 km/h S31–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW30–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––15 km/h SSW27–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
20:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SSW25–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
21:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SSW25–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
22:0097 Grand–––11 km/h S26–dry12°light winds, dry
23:0097 Grand–––11 km/h SSE28–dry11°light winds, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0091 Grand–––13 km/h S30–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
01:0091 Grand–––17 km/h S32–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
02:0091 Grand–––18 km/h SSW32–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
03:0091 Grand–––18 km/h SSW35–0.1 mm12°gentle breeze, dry
04:0091 Grand–––18 km/h SSW36–0.1 mm12°gentle breeze, dry
05:0091 Grand–––16 km/h SSW36–0.1 mm13°gentle breeze, dry
06:0086 Grand–––19 km/h SSW36–0.2 mm13°gentle breeze, showers possible
07:0076 Decent–––21 km/h SSW37–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
08:0076 Decent–––20 km/h SW37–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
09:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SW37–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
10:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SW38–0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry
11:0076 Decent–––20 km/h SW39–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
12:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SW40–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
13:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SW42–0.1 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?

Secret Sauna · Donegal Bay coast near Mountcharles · 30 km · mobile

OM Saunas · Rossnowlagh Beach, The Dunes · 30 km · mobile

Nothing closer that we know of. All saunas.

Put Lough Cark 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 Cark dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 15:30–16:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Cark dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Cark dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 09:30–10:30 · gentle breeze, dry

Nearby spots

Lough Mughan

1 km · Co. Donegal · Not classified

Lough Nageage

1 km · Co. Donegal · Not classified

Achesons Lough

4 km · Co. Donegal · Not classified

Lough Nashaonagh

5 km · Co. Donegal · Not classified

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