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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, SSE, gusts 44
Daylight
07:34
Sunrise. Sunset 19:06. Air 12°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
17:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
☀ 07:34–19:06
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 16 km/h
☀ 07:36–19:03
Sun, 4 Oct
09:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 28 km/h
☀ 07:38–19:01
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 27 km/h
☀ 07:40–18:58
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
☀ 07:42–18:55
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 79/100
gentle breeze, rain · 19 km/h
☀ 07:44–18:53
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 14 km/h
☀ 07:46–18:50

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 09:0081 · Grandmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 08:00 · 81 GrandFri 09:00 · 81 GrandFri 10:00 · 65 DecentFri 11:00 · 60 FreshFri 12:00 · 51 FreshFri 13:00 · 63 DecentFri 14:00 · 64 DecentFri 15:00 · 83 GrandFri 16:00 · 84 GrandFri 17:00 · 91 GrandFri 18:00 · 91 GrandFri 19:00 · 91 GrandFri 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 91 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 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 84 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 94 GrandSat 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 68 DecentSun 09:00 · 84 GrandSun 10:00 · 84 GrandSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 68 DecentSun 13:00 · 84 GrandSun 14:00 · 68 DecentSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 68 DecentSun 18:00 · 68 DecentSun 19:00 · 68 DecentSun 20:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 68 Decent · 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 10:00 · 76 DecentMon 13:00 · 60 FreshMon 16:00 · 76 DecentMon 19:00 · 76 DecentMon 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 91 GrandTue 19:00 · 83 GrandTue 22:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 79 DecentWed 13:00 · 69 DecentWed 19:00 · 67 DecentThu 01:00 · 69 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 73 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 09:00

81 Grand
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset26 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
26 km/h SSE · gusts 44
Tide
–
Air
12°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
09:0081 Grand–––26 km/h SSE44–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
10:0065 Decent–––30 km/h SSE47–0.1 mm13°fresh breeze, dry
11:0060 Fresh–––30 km/h SSE49–0.3 mm13°fresh breeze, showers possible
12:0051 Fresh–––30 km/h S49–1.2 mm13°fresh breeze, rain
13:0063 Decent–––23 km/h S48–1.9 mm14°moderate breeze, rain
14:0064 Decent–––21 km/h S46–1.1 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
15:0083 Grand–––17 km/h SSW42–0.6 mm13°gentle breeze, showers possible
16:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SW44–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
17:0091 Grand–––17 km/h WSW44–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
18:0091 Grand–––19 km/h WSW45–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––15 km/h SW44–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
20:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WSW39–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
21:0081 Grand–––21 km/h W38–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
22:0081 Grand–––23 km/h W36–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
23:0091 Grand–––17 km/h WSW36–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0081 Grand–––22 km/h W35–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
01:0091 Grand–––18 km/h W33–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
02:0092 Grand–––11 km/h SSW30–dry10°light winds, dry
03:0086 Grand–––14 km/h SSW28–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
04:0086 Grand–––12 km/h SSW26–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
05:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SSW27–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
06:0097 Grand–––11 km/h S28–dry10°light winds, dry
07:0097 Grand–––12 km/h SSW31–dry11°light winds, dry
08:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SW30–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
09:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SW29–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
10:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WSW28–dry13°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
11:0094 Grand–––16 km/h WSW28–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
12:0094 Grand–––18 km/h WSW30–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
13:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SW30–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SW31–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
15:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SW31–dry16°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW32–dry16°gentle breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SSW32–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSW30–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
19:0094 Grand–––13 km/h S28–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
20:0094 Grand–––15 km/h S31–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
21:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW36–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
22:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SSW38–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
23:0084 Grand–––25 km/h S41–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW42–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
01:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW44–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
02:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW44–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
03:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SSW45–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
04:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW45–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
05:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW45–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
06:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SSW46–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
07:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SSW46–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
08:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SW46–0.1 mm15°fresh 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) · 9 km · mobile

itSaunatrailer · The Wee Beach, Marble Hill, Dunfanaghy · 11 km · fixed

Cocoon Sauna · Portnablagh Pier, Dunfanaghy · 12 km · fixed

The Swilly Sauna · Main Beach car park, Rathmullan · 21 km · mobile

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 · GrandFri, 2 Oct 16:30–17:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Doo dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Doo dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 08:30–09:30 · moderate breeze, dry

Nearby spots

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Lough Beg

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Lough Naglea

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