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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
91
Grand · gentle breeze, dry
Wind
13 km/h
Gentle breeze, SW, gusts 30
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:06. Air 11°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
15:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 12 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:06
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 21 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:04
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 88/100
light winds, rain · 11 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:01
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 15 km/h
☀ 07:45–18:59
Wed, 7 Oct
16:00
Decent 69/100
moderate breeze, rain · 27 km/h
☀ 07:46–18:56
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 9 km/h
☀ 07:48–18:54
Fri, 9 Oct
19:00
Blowy 42/100
fresh breeze, rain · 30 km/h
☀ 07:50–18:51

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 07:0091 · Grandgentle breeze · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 05:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 83 GrandSat 09:00 · 91 GrandSat 10:00 · 91 GrandSat 11:00 · 94 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 100 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 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 · 81 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 84 GrandSun 09:00 · 84 GrandSun 10:00 · 84 GrandSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 68 DecentSun 13:00 · 68 DecentSun 14:00 · 68 DecentSun 15:00 · 68 DecentSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 84 GrandSun 18:00 · 84 GrandSun 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 · 68 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 08:00 · 84 GrandMon 09:00 · 84 GrandMon 10:00 · 76 DecentMon 11:00 · 76 DecentMon 12:00 · 76 DecentMon 13:00 · 76 DecentMon 14:00 · 76 DecentMon 15:00 · 76 DecentMon 16:00 · 76 DecentMon 17:00 · 76 DecentMon 18:00 · 86 GrandMon 19:00 · 88 GrandMon 20:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 21:00 · 88 Grand · nightMon 22:00 · 79 Decent · nightMon 23:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 00:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 02:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 03:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 05:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 06:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 73 DecentTue 19:00 · 83 GrandTue 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 79 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 79 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 63 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 67 DecentWed 13:00 · 68 DecentWed 16:00 · 69 DecentWed 19:00 · 69 DecentWed 22:00 · 69 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 83 Grand · nightThu 04:00 · 97 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightThu 10:00 · 97 GrandThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 73 DecentFri 01:00 · 38 Blowy · nightFri 07:00 · 14 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 41 BlowyFri 19:00 · 42 Blowy

Sat, 3 Oct, 07:00

91 Grand
  • gentle breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset13 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
13 km/h SW · gusts 30
Tide
–
Air
11°C · 0.1 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
07:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SW30–0.1 mm11°gentle breeze, dry
08:0083 Grand–––12 km/h SW30–0.2 mm11°gentle breeze, showers possible
09:0091 Grand–––19 km/h WSW31–0.1 mm12°gentle breeze, dry
10:0091 Grand–––18 km/h W33–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
11:0094 Grand–––18 km/h WSW33–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
12:0094 Grand–––15 km/h WSW31–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
13:0094 Grand–––16 km/h WSW30–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––15 km/h WSW29–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
15:00100 Grand–––12 km/h SW29–dry15°light winds, dry, sunny
16:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SSW27–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SSW26–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSW25–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
19:0097 Grand–––11 km/h SSW22–dry13°light winds, dry
20:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SSW21–dry11°light winds, dry
21:0097 Grand–––9 km/h S23–dry11°light winds, dry
22:0091 Grand–––13 km/h S28–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
23:0091 Grand–––15 km/h S32–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0091 Grand–––16 km/h SSW37–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
01:0081 Grand–––21 km/h S41–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
02:0081 Grand–––27 km/h SSW46–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
03:0081 Grand–––26 km/h SSW49–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
04:0081 Grand–––26 km/h SSW50–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
05:0084 Grand–––24 km/h S49–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
06:0081 Grand–––20 km/h S49–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
07:0091 Grand–––16 km/h S48–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
08:0084 Grand–––21 km/h S46–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
09:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW46–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
10:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SSW45–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
11:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW46–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
12:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SSW48–0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry
13:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SSW49–0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, dry
14:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SSW50–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
15:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SSW50–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SSW48–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW47–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
18:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW45–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
19:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW45–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
20:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW45–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
21:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW46–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
22:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SW48–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
23:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SW49–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
Monday, 5 October
00:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SW51–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
01:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SW53–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
02:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SW53–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
03:0068 Decent–––32 km/h WSW53–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
04:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SW53–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
05:0068 Decent–––32 km/h WSW53–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
06:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SW53–dry15°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 14:30–15:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Doo dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Doo dip · GrandMon, 5 Oct 18:30–19:30 · light winds, rain

Nearby spots

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