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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
26 km/h
Moderate breeze, S, gusts 46
Daylight
07:33
Sunrise. Sunset 19:04. Air 10°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
19:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:33–19:04
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:35–19:02
Sun, 4 Oct
10:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 22 km/h
☀ 07:37–18:59
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 18 km/h
☀ 07:39–18:57
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 84/100
light winds, showers possible · 11 km/h
☀ 07:41–18:54
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 78/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 12 km/h
☀ 07:43–18:52
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 12 km/h
☀ 07:45–18:49

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 07:0081 · Grandmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 06:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 08:00 · 81 GrandFri 09:00 · 81 GrandFri 10:00 · 65 DecentFri 11:00 · 57 FreshFri 12:00 · 49 FreshFri 13:00 · 34 BlowyFri 14:00 · 60 FreshFri 15:00 · 73 DecentFri 16:00 · 73 DecentFri 17:00 · 81 GrandFri 18:00 · 81 GrandFri 19:00 · 86 GrandFri 20:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 92 GrandSat 09:00 · 92 GrandSat 10:00 · 92 GrandSat 11:00 · 91 GrandSat 12:00 · 91 GrandSat 13:00 · 91 GrandSat 14:00 · 81 GrandSat 15:00 · 84 GrandSat 16:00 · 81 GrandSat 17:00 · 81 GrandSat 18:00 · 91 GrandSat 19:00 · 81 GrandSat 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 81 GrandSun 09:00 · 81 GrandSun 10:00 · 84 GrandSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 84 GrandSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 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 · 94 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 83 GrandMon 13:00 · 76 DecentMon 16:00 · 82 GrandMon 19:00 · 83 GrandMon 22:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 84 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 83 GrandTue 19:00 · 84 GrandTue 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 78 DecentWed 13:00 · 64 DecentWed 19:00 · 71 DecentThu 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 68 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 07:00

81 Grand
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset26 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
26 km/h S · gusts 46
Tide
–
Air
10°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
06:0076 Decent–––27 km/h S45–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
07:0081 Grand–––26 km/h S46–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
08:0081 Grand–––22 km/h S46–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
09:0081 Grand–––27 km/h S47–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
10:0065 Decent–––30 km/h S50–dry11°fresh breeze, dry
11:0057 Fresh–––33 km/h S53–0.2 mm12°fresh breeze, showers possible
12:0049 Fresh–––33 km/h S54–1.0 mm12°fresh breeze, rain
13:0034 Blowy–––32 km/h S54–2.1 mm12°fresh breeze, rain
14:0060 Fresh–––27 km/h SSW54–1.9 mm11°moderate breeze, rain
15:0073 Decent–––17 km/h SSW49–1.3 mm10°gentle breeze, rain
16:0073 Decent–––23 km/h SSW44–0.2 mm11°moderate breeze, showers possible
17:0081 Grand–––23 km/h WSW42–0.1 mm11°moderate breeze, dry
18:0081 Grand–––21 km/h W40–dry11°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
19:0086 Grand–––18 km/h WSW38–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
20:0086 Grand–––18 km/h WSW30–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
21:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WSW27–dry8°light winds, dry
22:0076 Decent–––20 km/h WSW25–dry8°moderate breeze, dry
23:0092 Grand–––12 km/h SW25–dry8°light winds, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand–––13 km/h WSW23–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
01:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WSW22–dry8°light winds, dry
02:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SW20–dry6°light winds, dry
03:0086 Grand–––7 km/h SSW20–dry5°light winds, dry
04:0086 Grand–––7 km/h SSW20–dry6°light winds, dry
05:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SSW21–dry6°light winds, dry
06:0092 Grand–––10 km/h SSW22–dry7°light winds, dry
07:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SSW23–dry7°light winds, dry
08:0092 Grand–––10 km/h SSW23–dry7°light winds, dry
09:0092 Grand–––11 km/h SSW22–dry8°light winds, dry
10:0092 Grand–––12 km/h SW24–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
11:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SW24–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
12:0091 Grand–––16 km/h SW27–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
13:0091 Grand–––18 km/h SW29–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
14:0081 Grand–––20 km/h SW31–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
15:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW32–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
16:0081 Grand–––22 km/h SSW34–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
17:0081 Grand–––20 km/h SSW34–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
18:0091 Grand–––17 km/h SSW32–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
19:0081 Grand–––21 km/h SSW32–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
20:0081 Grand–––24 km/h SSW36–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
21:0081 Grand–––26 km/h SSW40–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
22:0081 Grand–––21 km/h SSW42–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
23:0081 Grand–––22 km/h SSW44–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0081 Grand–––23 km/h S44–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
01:0081 Grand–––26 km/h SSW45–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
02:0081 Grand–––27 km/h SSW46–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
03:0081 Grand–––28 km/h SSW46–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
04:0081 Grand–––27 km/h SSW45–0.1 mm11°moderate breeze, dry
05:0081 Grand–––24 km/h SSW44–0.1 mm11°moderate 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?

The Hot Barrel Sauna · Portsalon Pier (also Kerrykeel Pier) · 12 km · mobile

The Swilly Sauna · Main Beach car park, Rathmullan · 13 km · mobile

The Sea View Sauna (Culdaff) · Culdaff Beach car park · 20 km · fixed

itSaunatrailer · The Wee Beach, Marble Hill, Dunfanaghy · 30 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.

Set up Dipper Plus
🌊 Lough Doo dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Doo dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Lough Doo dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 09:30–10:30 · moderate breeze, dry

Nearby spots

Lough Shivnagh

1 km · Co. Donegal · Not classified

Mintiaghs Lough

3 km · Co. Donegal · Not classified

Lough Naminn

5 km · Co. Donegal · Not classified

Lough Fad

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