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Lough Farlaggy

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
57
Fresh · fresh breeze, showers possible
Wind
38 km/h
Fresh breeze, S, gusts 54
Daylight
07:38
Sunrise. Sunset 19:10. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
15:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 27 km/h
☀ 07:38–19:10
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, sunny · 19 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:07
Sun, 4 Oct
10:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 27 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:05
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 82/100
gentle breeze, rain · 19 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:02
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:45–19:00
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 19 km/h
☀ 07:47–18:57
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 73/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 21 km/h
☀ 07:49–18:55

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 09:0057 · Freshfresh breeze · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 07:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 08:00 · 65 DecentFri 09:00 · 57 FreshFri 10:00 · 44 BlowyFri 11:00 · 23 GrimFri 12:00 · 14 GrimFri 13:00 · 37 BlowyFri 14:00 · 60 FreshFri 15:00 · 84 GrandFri 16:00 · 81 GrandFri 17:00 · 84 GrandFri 18:00 · 68 DecentFri 19:00 · 65 DecentFri 20:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 81 GrandSat 09:00 · 84 GrandSat 10:00 · 84 GrandSat 11:00 · 94 GrandSat 12:00 · 84 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 84 GrandSat 16:00 · 84 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 68 DecentSat 19:00 · 68 DecentSat 20:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 76 DecentSun 09:00 · 76 DecentSun 10:00 · 84 GrandSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 76 DecentSun 14:00 · 76 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 · 68 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 10:00 · 72 DecentMon 13:00 · 72 DecentMon 16:00 · 71 DecentMon 19:00 · 82 GrandMon 22:00 · 72 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 71 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 69 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 73 DecentTue 13:00 · 91 GrandTue 16:00 · 91 GrandTue 19:00 · 91 GrandTue 22:00 · 89 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 83 GrandWed 13:00 · 73 DecentWed 19:00 · 68 DecentThu 01:00 · 73 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 73 DecentThu 19:00 · 57 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 09:00

57 Fresh
  • fresh breeze
  • showers possible
NESWsunrisesunset38 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
38 km/h S · gusts 54
Tide
–
Air
13°C · 0.4 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
08:0065 Decent–––36 km/h SSE51–0.1 mm13°fresh breeze, dry
09:0057 Fresh–––38 km/h S54–0.4 mm13°fresh breeze, showers possible
10:0044 Blowy–––39 km/h S57–1.0 mm13°fresh breeze, rain
11:0023 Grim–––39 km/h S60–1.9 mm13°strong wind, rain
12:0014 Grim–––39 km/h S62–3.9 mm14°strong wind, rain
13:0037 Blowy–––29 km/h SSW55–2.2 mm13°fresh breeze, rain
14:0060 Fresh–––31 km/h SSW48–0.6 mm13°fresh breeze, showers possible
15:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SW44–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
16:0081 Grand–––20 km/h WNW44–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––24 km/h W47–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
18:0068 Decent–––35 km/h W48–dry13°fresh breeze, dry, sunny
19:0065 Decent–––33 km/h W45–dry13°fresh breeze, dry, sunny
20:0065 Decent–––31 km/h W43–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
21:0065 Decent–––31 km/h W42–dry12°fresh breeze, dry
22:0065 Decent–––30 km/h WNW41–dry12°fresh breeze, dry
23:0081 Grand–––28 km/h W39–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0081 Grand–––28 km/h W37–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
01:0081 Grand–––28 km/h W35–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
02:0081 Grand–––26 km/h W35–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
03:0081 Grand–––26 km/h WSW35–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
04:0081 Grand–––27 km/h WSW36–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
05:0065 Decent–––31 km/h W37–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
06:0081 Grand–––25 km/h W37–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
07:0065 Decent–––29 km/h WSW36–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
08:0081 Grand–––26 km/h W33–dry13°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
09:0084 Grand–––23 km/h WSW31–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
10:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SW31–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
11:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SW30–dry13°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
12:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SW30–dry13°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
13:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW30–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW30–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
15:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SW30–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SW31–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SW34–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
18:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SSW38–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
19:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SSW40–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
20:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SSW41–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
21:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SSW41–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
22:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SSW43–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
23:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SSW44–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0068 Decent–––37 km/h SSW45–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
01:0068 Decent–––38 km/h SSW46–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
02:0052 Fresh–––40 km/h SSW47–0.1 mm14°strong wind, dry
03:0068 Decent–––37 km/h SSW47–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
04:0068 Decent–––34 km/h SSW46–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
05:0068 Decent–––33 km/h SSW45–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
06:0060 Fresh–––32 km/h SSW44–0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
07:0060 Fresh–––32 km/h SSW43–0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible

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

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Access, parking and swimming areas are not recorded for this lake. Respect private land.

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Put Lough Farlaggy 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 Farlaggy dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 14:30–15:30 · moderate breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Farlaggy dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 10:30–11:30 · gentle breeze, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Farlaggy dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 09:30–10:30 · 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.