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Lough Carrick

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
94
Grand · gentle breeze, dry
Wind
13 km/h
Gentle breeze, SW, gusts 21
Daylight
07:45
Sunrise. Sunset 19:14. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
12:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 13 km/h
☀ 07:45–19:14
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 27 km/h
☀ 07:46–19:12
Mon, 5 Oct
09:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 28 km/h
☀ 07:48–19:09
Tue, 6 Oct
11:00
Grand 81/100
moderate breeze, dry · 27 km/h
☀ 07:50–19:07
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Fresh 57/100
fresh breeze, showers possible · 33 km/h
☀ 07:52–19:04
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 9 km/h
☀ 07:54–19:02
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Decent 64/100
moderate breeze, rain · 27 km/h
☀ 07:55–19:00

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 12:0094 · Grandgentle breeze · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 11:00 · 94 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 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 · 94 GrandSat 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 84 GrandSun 09:00 · 84 GrandSun 10:00 · 84 GrandSun 11:00 · 68 DecentSun 12:00 · 68 DecentSun 13:00 · 68 DecentSun 14:00 · 68 DecentSun 15:00 · 68 DecentSun 16:00 · 68 DecentSun 17:00 · 68 DecentSun 18:00 · 68 DecentSun 19:00 · 84 GrandSun 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 68 DecentMon 09:00 · 84 GrandMon 10:00 · 84 GrandMon 11:00 · 84 GrandMon 12:00 · 84 GrandMon 13:00 · 84 GrandMon 14:00 · 68 DecentMon 15:00 · 84 GrandMon 16:00 · 84 GrandMon 17:00 · 84 GrandMon 18:00 · 84 GrandMon 19:00 · 76 DecentMon 20:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 21:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 23:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 00:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 03:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 05:00 · 60 Fresh · nightTue 06:00 · 60 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightTue 08:00 · 68 DecentTue 09:00 · 65 DecentTue 10:00 · 65 DecentTue 11:00 · 81 GrandTue 12:00 · 81 GrandTue 13:00 · 81 GrandTue 14:00 · 81 GrandTue 15:00 · 81 GrandTue 16:00 · 81 GrandTue 17:00 · 81 GrandTue 18:00 · 81 GrandTue 19:00 · 81 GrandTue 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 73 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 53 FreshWed 13:00 · 57 FreshWed 16:00 · 57 FreshWed 19:00 · 57 FreshWed 22:00 · 57 Fresh · nightThu 01:00 · 57 Fresh · nightThu 04:00 · 65 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightThu 10:00 · 91 GrandThu 13:00 · 100 GrandThu 16:00 · 92 GrandThu 19:00 · 76 DecentThu 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 01:00 · 60 Fresh · nightFri 07:00 · 26 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 36 BlowyFri 19:00 · 64 Decent

Sat, 3 Oct, 12:00

94 Grand
  • gentle breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset13 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
13 km/h SW · gusts 21
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
12:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SW21–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
13:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SSW23–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW25–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
15:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW27–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW30–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW31–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
18:0094 Grand–––19 km/h S32–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
19:0094 Grand–––18 km/h S31–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
20:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW32–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
21:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW34–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
22:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW38–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
23:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW41–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW43–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
01:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW45–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
02:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW45–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
03:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW46–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
04:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW46–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
05:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW45–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
06:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SSW45–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
07:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SW45–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
08:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SW45–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
09:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW46–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
10:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SSW47–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
11:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SSW48–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
12:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SSW49–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
13:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SSW52–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
14:0068 Decent–––35 km/h SSW53–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
15:0068 Decent–––39 km/h SSW54–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
16:0068 Decent–––36 km/h SW53–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
17:0068 Decent–––33 km/h SSW51–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
18:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SW49–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
19:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SSW46–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
20:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SW44–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
21:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SW44–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
22:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SW44–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
23:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SW43–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
Monday, 5 October
00:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SW44–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
01:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW45–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
02:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SSW45–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
03:0068 Decent–––33 km/h SW45–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
04:0068 Decent–––34 km/h WSW46–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
05:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SW46–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
06:0084 Grand–––27 km/h WSW45–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
07:0068 Decent–––30 km/h WSW43–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
08:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SW42–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
09:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SW41–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
10:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SW41–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
11:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SW40–0.1 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?

Cois Tra Rugged Retreat · Connemara Sands Hotel, Mannin Bay, Ballyconneely · 5 km · fixed

Sweathouse (Renvyle) · Gurteen Pier, Renvyle, Connemara · 23 km · fixed

Put Lough Carrick 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 Carrick dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Carrick dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Carrick dip · GrandMon, 5 Oct 08:30–09:30 · moderate breeze, dry

Nearby spots

Aillebrack/Silverhill Beach

1 km · Co. Galway · Excellent Quality

Ballybwee Lough

2 km · Co. Galway · Not classified

Aillebrack Lough

2 km · Co. Galway · Not classified

Lough Derreen

3 km · Co. Galway · Not classified

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