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Lough Dargan

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
58
Fresh · moderate breeze, rain
Wind
27 km/h
Moderate breeze, S, gusts 49
Daylight
07:36
Sunrise. Sunset 19:09. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
16:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
☀ 07:36–19:09
Sat, 3 Oct
12:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 10 km/h
☀ 07:38–19:07
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
☀ 07:40–19:04
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 15 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:02
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
☀ 07:44–18:59
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Decent 79/100
gentle breeze, rain · 18 km/h
☀ 07:46–18:57
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 12 km/h
☀ 07:48–18:54

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 12:0058 · Freshmoderate breeze · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 08:00 · 91 GrandFri 09:00 · 81 GrandFri 10:00 · 73 DecentFri 11:00 · 64 DecentFri 12:00 · 58 FreshFri 13:00 · 54 FreshFri 14:00 · 75 DecentFri 15:00 · 92 GrandFri 16:00 · 94 GrandFri 17:00 · 94 GrandFri 18:00 · 91 GrandFri 19:00 · 91 GrandFri 20:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 92 GrandSat 09:00 · 92 GrandSat 10:00 · 92 GrandSat 11:00 · 97 GrandSat 12:00 · 100 GrandSat 13:00 · 100 GrandSat 14:00 · 100 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 94 GrandSat 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 94 GrandSun 09:00 · 94 GrandSun 10:00 · 94 GrandSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 84 GrandSun 14:00 · 94 GrandSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 16:00 · 94 GrandSun 17:00 · 94 GrandSun 18:00 · 94 GrandSun 19:00 · 94 GrandSun 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 100 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 100 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 94 GrandMon 13:00 · 86 GrandMon 16:00 · 86 GrandMon 19:00 · 92 GrandMon 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 91 GrandTue 19:00 · 83 GrandTue 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 78 DecentWed 13:00 · 79 DecentWed 19:00 · 74 DecentThu 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 73 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 12:00

58 Fresh
  • moderate breeze
  • rain
NESWsunrisesunset27 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
27 km/h S · gusts 49
Tide
–
Air
13°C · 2.6 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
11:0064 Decent–––23 km/h S47–1.2 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
12:0058 Fresh–––27 km/h S49–2.6 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
13:0054 Fresh–––24 km/h SSW49–4.6 mm14°moderate breeze, rain
14:0075 Decent–––8 km/h SSW40–2.0 mm12°light winds, rain
15:0092 Grand–––11 km/h SSW35–0.2 mm13°light winds, showers possible
16:0094 Grand–––17 km/h WSW34–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––13 km/h WNW34–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
18:0091 Grand–––16 km/h W35–dry13°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
19:0091 Grand–––14 km/h W31–dry11°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
20:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WSW22–dry10°light winds, dry, sunny
21:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WSW19–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
22:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SW19–dry7°light winds, dry
23:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SW18–dry7°light winds, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand–––8 km/h SW17–dry6°light winds, dry
01:0086 Grand–––7 km/h SSW16–dry5°light winds, dry
02:0086 Grand–––7 km/h S15–dry4°light winds, dry
03:0086 Grand–––5 km/h SSE14–dry5°light winds, dry
04:0086 Grand–––6 km/h S14–dry6°light winds, dry
05:0086 Grand–––5 km/h SSE13–dry6°light winds, dry
06:0086 Grand–––8 km/h SSE13–dry6°light winds, dry
07:0086 Grand–––9 km/h SSE14–dry6°light winds, dry
08:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SSE14–dry6°light winds, dry, sunny
09:0092 Grand–––6 km/h SSE13–dry7°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0092 Grand–––7 km/h S15–dry9°light winds, dry
11:0097 Grand–––8 km/h SSW17–dry11°light winds, dry
12:00100 Grand–––10 km/h SW21–dry14°light winds, dry, sunny
13:00100 Grand–––11 km/h SSW25–dry15°light winds, dry, sunny
14:00100 Grand–––12 km/h SSW28–dry15°light winds, dry, sunny
15:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SSW31–dry16°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW33–dry16°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SSW33–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW32–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
19:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SSW28–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
20:0091 Grand–––14 km/h S26–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
21:0091 Grand–––15 km/h S28–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
22:0091 Grand–––17 km/h S31–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
23:0091 Grand–––14 km/h S33–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0091 Grand–––17 km/h SSW35–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
01:0091 Grand–––19 km/h SSW37–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
02:0091 Grand–––19 km/h SSW37–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
03:0091 Grand–––19 km/h SSW38–0.1 mm13°gentle breeze, dry
04:0081 Grand–––20 km/h SSW37–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
05:0084 Grand–––23 km/h S36–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
06:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW37–0.1 mm13°gentle breeze, dry
07:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW36–0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry
08:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SW36–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
09:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SW36–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
10:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW37–dry15°gentle 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?

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Put Lough Dargan 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 Dargan dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 15:30–16:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Dargan dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Dargan dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry

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