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Lough Fadda

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
86
Grand · gentle breeze, dry
Wind
14 km/h
Gentle breeze, WNW, gusts 30
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:14. Air 9°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
19:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, dry, sunny · 14 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:14
Sat, 3 Oct
12:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry, sunny · 9 km/h
☀ 07:40–19:12
Sun, 4 Oct
14:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:09
Mon, 5 Oct
18:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 11 km/h
☀ 07:44–19:07
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 9 km/h
☀ 07:45–19:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry · 11 km/h
☀ 07:47–19:03
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 13 km/h
☀ 07:49–19:00

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 19:0086 · Grandgentle breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 16:00 · 50 FreshFri 17:00 · 73 DecentFri 18:00 · 81 GrandFri 19:00 · 86 GrandFri 20:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 86 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 · 92 GrandSat 10:00 · 92 GrandSat 11:00 · 92 GrandSat 12:00 · 97 GrandSat 13:00 · 97 GrandSat 14:00 · 91 GrandSat 15:00 · 91 GrandSat 16:00 · 91 GrandSat 17:00 · 91 GrandSat 18:00 · 91 GrandSat 19:00 · 92 GrandSat 20:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 91 GrandSun 09:00 · 91 GrandSun 10:00 · 91 GrandSun 11:00 · 91 GrandSun 12:00 · 81 GrandSun 13:00 · 91 GrandSun 14:00 · 94 GrandSun 15:00 · 94 GrandSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 94 GrandSun 18:00 · 94 GrandSun 19:00 · 79 DecentSun 20:00 · 83 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 97 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 97 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 91 GrandMon 09:00 · 91 GrandMon 10:00 · 91 GrandMon 11:00 · 86 GrandMon 12:00 · 94 GrandMon 13:00 · 94 GrandMon 14:00 · 86 GrandMon 15:00 · 94 GrandMon 16:00 · 94 GrandMon 17:00 · 94 GrandMon 18:00 · 100 GrandMon 19:00 · 97 GrandMon 22:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 97 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 97 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 89 GrandTue 13:00 · 89 GrandTue 16:00 · 83 GrandTue 19:00 · 86 GrandTue 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 80 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 92 GrandWed 13:00 · 91 GrandWed 16:00 · 86 GrandWed 19:00 · 92 GrandWed 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 91 GrandThu 19:00 · 86 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 19:00

86 Grand
  • gentle breeze
  • dry
  • sunny
NESWsunrisesunset14 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
14 km/h WNW · gusts 30
Tide
–
Air
9°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
19:0086 Grand–––14 km/h WNW30–dry9°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
20:0092 Grand–––9 km/h WNW22–dry7°light winds, dry, sunny
21:0086 Grand–––8 km/h NW16–dry6°light winds, dry, sunny
22:0086 Grand–––8 km/h NW14–dry5°light winds, dry, sunny
23:0086 Grand–––6 km/h NW13–dry4°light winds, dry, sunny
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand–––5 km/h N13–dry4°light winds, dry, sunny
01:0086 Grand–––7 km/h N12–dry3°light winds, dry
02:0086 Grand–––5 km/h N11–dry3°light winds, dry
03:0086 Grand–––5 km/h NNW10–dry3°light winds, dry
04:0086 Grand–––6 km/h NNW9–dry3°light winds, dry
05:0086 Grand–––2 km/h E9–dry5°light winds, dry
06:0086 Grand–––1 km/h NW9–dry6°light winds, dry
07:0086 Grand–––1 km/h ENE9–dry6°light winds, dry
08:0086 Grand–––4 km/h E8–dry5°light winds, dry
09:0092 Grand–––5 km/h ESE8–dry6°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0092 Grand–––4 km/h SE8–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
11:0092 Grand–––6 km/h SE14–dry10°light winds, dry, sunny
12:0097 Grand–––9 km/h SSE19–dry11°light winds, dry, sunny
13:0097 Grand–––11 km/h SSE22–dry12°light winds, dry, sunny
14:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SSE24–dry12°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
15:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SSE25–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
16:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SSE26–dry12°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
17:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SSE25–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
18:0091 Grand–––15 km/h S24–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
19:0092 Grand–––10 km/h SSE22–dry9°light winds, dry
20:0092 Grand–––11 km/h SSE19–dry8°light winds, dry
21:0092 Grand–––12 km/h SSE19–dry8°light winds, dry
22:0086 Grand–––13 km/h SSE20–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
23:0092 Grand–––11 km/h SSE19–dry10°light winds, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0092 Grand–––11 km/h SSE20–dry10°light winds, dry
01:0097 Grand–––12 km/h S21–dry10°light winds, dry
02:0091 Grand–––13 km/h S23–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
03:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SSW25–dry10°light winds, dry
04:0092 Grand–––7 km/h SSW27–dry10°light winds, dry
05:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SW28–dry10°light winds, dry
06:0097 Grand–––9 km/h SSW28–0.1 mm10°light winds, dry
07:0097 Grand–––12 km/h SSW29–0.1 mm11°light winds, dry
08:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SW29–0.1 mm11°gentle breeze, dry
09:0091 Grand–––17 km/h SW30–0.1 mm12°gentle breeze, dry
10:0091 Grand–––16 km/h SW31–0.1 mm12°gentle breeze, dry
11:0091 Grand–––18 km/h SW31–0.1 mm12°gentle breeze, dry
12:0081 Grand–––20 km/h SW32–0.1 mm12°moderate breeze, dry
13:0091 Grand–––18 km/h SSW32–0.1 mm12°gentle breeze, dry
14:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SW34–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
15:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SW35–0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––20 km/h WSW37–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––19 km/h WSW33–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SW32–dry13°gentle 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?

Sunset Sauna Kerry · Coornagillagh Beach, Tuosist, Kenmare Bay, Co. Kerry · 29 km · mobile

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Put Lough Fadda 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 Fadda dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · gentle breeze, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Fadda dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Fadda dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 13:30–14:30 · gentle breeze, dry

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