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Lough Doo

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
81
Grand · moderate breeze, dry
Wind
21 km/h
Moderate breeze, WSW, gusts 35
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:06. Air 11°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
18:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:06
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:04
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 27 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:01
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:45–18:59
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 79/100
gentle breeze, rain · 17 km/h
☀ 07:46–18:56
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 7 km/h
☀ 07:48–18:54
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Fresh 55/100
moderate breeze, rain · 27 km/h
☀ 07:50–18:51

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 01:0081 · Grandmoderate breeze · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 00:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 91 GrandSat 09:00 · 81 GrandSat 10:00 · 91 GrandSat 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 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 97 GrandSat 20:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 97 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 · 68 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 81 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 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 68 DecentSun 13:00 · 84 GrandSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 84 GrandSun 18:00 · 94 GrandSun 19:00 · 84 GrandSun 20:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 84 GrandMon 09:00 · 84 GrandMon 10:00 · 84 GrandMon 11:00 · 84 GrandMon 12:00 · 84 GrandMon 13:00 · 84 GrandMon 14:00 · 84 GrandMon 15:00 · 76 DecentMon 16:00 · 76 DecentMon 17:00 · 76 DecentMon 18:00 · 76 DecentMon 19:00 · 76 DecentMon 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 83 GrandTue 19:00 · 97 GrandTue 22:00 · 89 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 89 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 89 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 79 DecentWed 13:00 · 69 DecentWed 16:00 · 73 DecentWed 19:00 · 73 DecentWed 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 89 GrandThu 19:00 · 73 DecentFri 01:00 · 51 Fresh · nightFri 07:00 · 46 Fresh · nightFri 13:00 · 55 FreshFri 19:00 · 48 Fresh

Sat, 3 Oct, 01:00

81 Grand
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset21 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
21 km/h WSW · gusts 35
Tide
–
Air
11°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
00:0081 Grand–––20 km/h W38–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
01:0081 Grand–––21 km/h WSW35–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
02:0081 Grand–––23 km/h W32–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
03:0081 Grand–––20 km/h WSW30–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
04:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WSW28–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
05:0081 Grand–––21 km/h WSW28–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
06:0081 Grand–––23 km/h W31–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
07:0081 Grand–––21 km/h WSW32–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
08:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SW31–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
09:0081 Grand–––23 km/h WSW30–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
10:0091 Grand–––19 km/h W29–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
11:0094 Grand–––16 km/h W29–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
12:0094 Grand–––13 km/h WSW29–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
13:0094 Grand–––15 km/h WSW29–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
14:0094 Grand–––13 km/h WSW29–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
15:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SW29–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW30–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW30–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
18:00100 Grand–––12 km/h SSW29–dry14°light winds, dry
19:0097 Grand–––10 km/h S27–dry13°light winds, dry
20:0097 Grand–––8 km/h S28–dry12°light winds, dry
21:0097 Grand–––10 km/h S31–dry12°light winds, dry
22:0091 Grand–––13 km/h S36–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
23:0091 Grand–––15 km/h S40–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0091 Grand–––16 km/h S44–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
01:0091 Grand–––19 km/h SSE47–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
02:0091 Grand–––16 km/h SSE49–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
03:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SSW50–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
04:0081 Grand–––24 km/h S50–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
05:0084 Grand–––23 km/h S48–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
06:0084 Grand–––21 km/h S47–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
07:0084 Grand–––22 km/h S46–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
08:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW45–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
09:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW45–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
10:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW45–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
11:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SSW45–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
12:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SSW45–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
13:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SSW46–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
14:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SSW46–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
15:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SSW47–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SW47–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW46–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW46–dry16°gentle breeze, dry
19:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SW46–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
20:0076 Decent–––25 km/h SW44–0.2 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
21:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SW44–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
22:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SW45–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
23:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SW44–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry

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.

Sauna after?

Inishkeel Sauna · Narin Strand, Portnoo · 3 km · fixed

Loughros Point Sauna · Loughros Point, Ardara · 4 km · mobile

Wild Atlantic Sea Sauna Dooey Beach · Dooey Beach, Lettermacaward · 9 km · fixed

Sliabh Liag Sauna · Teelin Pier (also Portnacross Pier, Killybegs) · 24 km · fixed

Put Lough Doo 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 Doo dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 17:30–18:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Lough Doo dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Doo dip · GrandMon, 5 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, dry

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