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Lough Deele

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
26 km/h
Moderate breeze, S, gusts 41
Daylight
07:35
Sunrise. Sunset 19:06. Air 11°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
17:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:35–19:06
Sat, 3 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, sunny · 18 km/h
☀ 07:37–19:04
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 24 km/h
☀ 07:38–19:01
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 82/100
gentle breeze, rain · 17 km/h
☀ 07:40–18:59
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 10 km/h
☀ 07:42–18:56
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Decent 79/100
gentle breeze, rain · 19 km/h
☀ 07:44–18:54
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 13 km/h
☀ 07:46–18:51

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 10:0073 · Decentmoderate breeze · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 08:00 · 81 GrandFri 09:00 · 81 GrandFri 10:00 · 73 DecentFri 11:00 · 65 DecentFri 12:00 · 54 FreshFri 13:00 · 51 FreshFri 14:00 · 68 DecentFri 15:00 · 83 GrandFri 16:00 · 81 GrandFri 17:00 · 91 GrandFri 18:00 · 91 GrandFri 19:00 · 91 GrandFri 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 92 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 · 86 GrandSat 09:00 · 86 GrandSat 10:00 · 91 GrandSat 11:00 · 91 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 · 81 GrandSat 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 76 DecentSun 09:00 · 76 DecentSun 10:00 · 76 DecentSun 11:00 · 76 DecentSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 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 · 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 · 84 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 10:00 · 72 DecentMon 13:00 · 76 DecentMon 16:00 · 71 DecentMon 19:00 · 82 GrandMon 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 89 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 83 GrandTue 19:00 · 84 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 · 73 DecentThu 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 68 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 10:00

73 Decent
  • moderate breeze
  • showers possible
NESWsunrisesunset26 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
26 km/h S · gusts 41
Tide
–
Air
11°C · 0.4 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
10:0073 Decent–––26 km/h S41–0.4 mm11°moderate breeze, showers possible
11:0065 Decent–––25 km/h S44–1.0 mm12°moderate breeze, rain
12:0054 Fresh–––23 km/h S46–2.8 mm12°moderate breeze, rain
13:0051 Fresh–––22 km/h SSW48–3.4 mm12°moderate breeze, rain
14:0068 Decent–––14 km/h SSW46–2.1 mm11°gentle breeze, rain
15:0083 Grand–––17 km/h SSW44–0.6 mm11°gentle breeze, showers possible
16:0081 Grand–––20 km/h SW42–0.1 mm12°moderate breeze, dry
17:0091 Grand–––18 km/h WSW41–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
18:0091 Grand–––18 km/h W39–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––19 km/h WSW35–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
20:0091 Grand–––19 km/h W27–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
21:0086 Grand–––12 km/h WSW23–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
22:0086 Grand–––13 km/h WSW23–0.1 mm9°gentle breeze, dry
23:0086 Grand–––14 km/h WSW21–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand–––14 km/h W20–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
01:0092 Grand–––12 km/h SW19–dry7°light winds, dry
02:0086 Grand–––14 km/h SW18–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
03:0086 Grand–––15 km/h SW18–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
04:0086 Grand–––17 km/h SW19–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
05:0086 Grand–––17 km/h SW21–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
06:0086 Grand–––17 km/h SW22–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
07:0086 Grand–––16 km/h SW23–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
08:0086 Grand–––16 km/h SW22–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
09:0086 Grand–––15 km/h WSW20–dry10°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
10:0091 Grand–––17 km/h WSW22–dry11°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
11:0091 Grand–––17 km/h WSW26–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
12:0091 Grand–––16 km/h WSW28–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
13:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SW30–dry13°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SW31–dry13°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
15:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW32–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW33–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW33–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW32–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
19:0081 Grand–––22 km/h SSW30–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
20:0081 Grand–––24 km/h SSW30–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
21:0081 Grand–––23 km/h SSW32–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
22:0091 Grand–––19 km/h SSW34–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
23:0081 Grand–––24 km/h SSW36–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0081 Grand–––27 km/h SSW39–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
01:0065 Decent–––29 km/h SSW41–dry12°fresh breeze, dry
02:0081 Grand–––28 km/h SSW42–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
03:0065 Decent–––31 km/h SSW44–0.1 mm12°fresh breeze, dry
04:0065 Decent–––29 km/h SSW45–0.1 mm13°fresh breeze, dry
05:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SSW46–0.1 mm13°fresh breeze, dry
06:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SW47–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
07:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SW47–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
08:0076 Decent–––22 km/h SW41–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
09:0076 Decent–––21 km/h SW41–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible

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?

itSaunatrailer · The Wee Beach, Marble Hill, Dunfanaghy · 31 km · fixed

The Swilly Sauna · Main Beach car park, Rathmullan · 31 km · mobile

Nothing closer that we know of. All saunas.

Put Lough Deele 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 Deele dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 16:30–17:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Deele dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 12:30–13:30 · gentle breeze, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Deele dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · moderate breeze, dry

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Claggan Lough

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