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Lough Croangar

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
73
Decent · moderate breeze, showers possible
Wind
27 km/h
Moderate breeze, SSE, gusts 44
Daylight
07:36
Sunrise. Sunset 19:08. Air 12°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
16:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 15 km/h
☀ 07:36–19:08
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:38–19:05
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 24 km/h
☀ 07:40–19:03
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Decent 79/100
gentle breeze, rain · 19 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:00
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 11 km/h
☀ 07:44–18:58
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 79/100
gentle breeze, rain · 15 km/h
☀ 07:46–18:55
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 14 km/h
☀ 07:48–18:53

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 09:0073 · Decentmoderate breeze · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 06:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 08:00 · 81 GrandFri 09:00 · 73 DecentFri 10:00 · 51 FreshFri 11:00 · 62 DecentFri 12:00 · 51 FreshFri 13:00 · 55 FreshFri 14:00 · 71 DecentFri 15:00 · 73 DecentFri 16:00 · 91 GrandFri 17:00 · 91 GrandFri 18:00 · 81 GrandFri 19:00 · 81 GrandFri 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 97 GrandSat 09:00 · 97 GrandSat 10:00 · 91 GrandSat 11:00 · 91 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 84 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 94 GrandSat 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 76 DecentSun 09:00 · 76 DecentSun 10:00 · 76 DecentSun 11:00 · 76 DecentSun 12:00 · 76 DecentSun 13:00 · 76 DecentSun 14:00 · 76 DecentSun 15:00 · 76 DecentSun 16:00 · 76 DecentSun 17:00 · 76 DecentSun 18:00 · 76 DecentSun 19:00 · 76 DecentSun 20:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 10:00 · 70 DecentMon 13:00 · 70 DecentMon 16:00 · 70 DecentMon 19:00 · 79 DecentMon 22:00 · 80 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 66 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 89 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 83 GrandTue 19:00 · 89 GrandTue 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 80 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 79 DecentWed 13:00 · 69 DecentWed 19:00 · 71 DecentThu 01:00 · 64 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 80 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 73 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 09:00

73 Decent
  • moderate breeze
  • showers possible
NESWsunrisesunset27 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
27 km/h SSE · gusts 44
Tide
–
Air
12°C · 0.3 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
09:0073 Decent–––27 km/h SSE44–0.3 mm12°moderate breeze, showers possible
10:0051 Fresh–––29 km/h SSE48–0.7 mm12°fresh breeze, rain
11:0062 Decent–––28 km/h S50–1.5 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
12:0051 Fresh–––26 km/h S52–3.4 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
13:0055 Fresh–––26 km/h SSW51–2.6 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
14:0071 Decent–––18 km/h S48–1.6 mm12°gentle breeze, rain
15:0073 Decent–––22 km/h SSW45–0.3 mm12°moderate breeze, showers possible
16:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WSW43–0.1 mm12°gentle breeze, dry
17:0091 Grand–––15 km/h W42–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
18:0081 Grand–––20 km/h WSW43–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
19:0081 Grand–––20 km/h W40–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
20:0081 Grand–––21 km/h W34–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
21:0091 Grand–––19 km/h W32–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
22:0081 Grand–––21 km/h W31–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
23:0081 Grand–––22 km/h W28–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand–––15 km/h W27–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
01:0086 Grand–––14 km/h W24–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
02:0086 Grand–––13 km/h WSW23–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
03:0091 Grand–––14 km/h WSW22–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
04:0091 Grand–––13 km/h WSW23–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
05:0091 Grand–––18 km/h WSW26–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
06:0091 Grand–––16 km/h WSW27–0.1 mm11°gentle breeze, dry
07:0091 Grand–––16 km/h WSW28–0.1 mm11°gentle breeze, dry
08:0097 Grand–––12 km/h WSW24–dry11°light winds, dry
09:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SW22–dry11°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WSW23–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
11:0091 Grand–––17 km/h WSW28–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
12:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SW30–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
13:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SW32–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
14:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SW33–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
15:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW34–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW35–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW36–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––14 km/h S35–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
19:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW35–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
20:0084 Grand–––22 km/h S36–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
21:0081 Grand–––21 km/h S39–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
22:0081 Grand–––22 km/h S40–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
23:0084 Grand–––25 km/h S42–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0081 Grand–––26 km/h S44–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
01:0081 Grand–––26 km/h S45–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
02:0081 Grand–––26 km/h S46–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
03:0073 Decent–––27 km/h S47–0.2 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible
04:0076 Decent–––26 km/h SSW47–0.2 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible
05:0076 Decent–––27 km/h SSW48–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
06:0076 Decent–––24 km/h SSW48–0.3 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
07:0076 Decent–––24 km/h SSW47–0.3 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
08:0076 Decent–––24 km/h SW46–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible

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 Croangar 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 Croangar dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 15:30–16:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Croangar dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Lough Croangar dip · DecentSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, showers possible

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