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Lough Fawna

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
94
Grand · gentle breeze, dry
Wind
19 km/h
Gentle breeze, SSW, gusts 28
Daylight
07:45
Sunrise. Sunset 19:14. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, sunny · 17 km/h
☀ 07:45–19:14
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Decent 68/100
fresh breeze, dry · 29 km/h
☀ 07:47–19:12
Mon, 5 Oct
17:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 28 km/h
☀ 07:49–19:09
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 81/100
moderate breeze, dry · 20 km/h
☀ 07:50–19:07
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Fresh 57/100
fresh breeze, showers possible · 31 km/h
☀ 07:52–19:04
Thu, 8 Oct
10:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 17 km/h
☀ 07:54–19:02
Fri, 9 Oct
13:00
Fresh 46/100
fresh breeze, rain · 36 km/h
☀ 07:56–19:00

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Sat 14:0094 · Grandgentle breeze · dry
Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 90003060912151821Sat 10:00 · 94 GrandSat 11:00 · 94 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 84 GrandSat 16:00 · 84 GrandSat 17:00 · 84 GrandSat 18:00 · 84 GrandSat 19:00 · 84 GrandSat 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 68 DecentSun 09:00 · 68 DecentSun 10:00 · 68 DecentSun 11:00 · 68 DecentSun 12:00 · 68 DecentSun 13:00 · 68 DecentSun 14:00 · 52 FreshSun 15:00 · 52 FreshSun 16:00 · 68 DecentSun 17:00 · 68 DecentSun 18:00 · 68 DecentSun 19:00 · 68 DecentSun 20:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 68 DecentMon 09:00 · 68 DecentMon 10:00 · 68 DecentMon 11:00 · 68 DecentMon 12:00 · 68 DecentMon 13:00 · 68 DecentMon 14:00 · 68 DecentMon 15:00 · 68 DecentMon 16:00 · 68 DecentMon 17:00 · 84 GrandMon 18:00 · 84 GrandMon 19:00 · 84 GrandMon 20:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 21:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 22:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 23:00 · 60 Fresh · nightTue 00:00 · 60 Fresh · nightTue 01:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 02:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 03:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 05:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 06:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 73 DecentTue 13:00 · 81 GrandTue 16:00 · 81 GrandTue 19:00 · 81 GrandTue 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 57 Fresh · nightWed 10:00 · 57 FreshWed 13:00 · 57 FreshWed 16:00 · 57 FreshWed 19:00 · 57 FreshWed 22:00 · 65 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightThu 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightThu 10:00 · 86 GrandThu 13:00 · 60 FreshThu 19:00 · 30 BlowyFri 01:00 · 5 Grim · nightFri 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightFri 13:00 · 46 FreshFri 19:00 · 32 Blowy

Sat, 3 Oct, 14:00

94 Grand
  • gentle breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset19 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
19 km/h SSW · gusts 28
Tide
–
Air
15°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
13:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW26–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW28–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
15:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SSW31–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW33–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW35–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
18:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW37–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
19:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW37–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
20:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW39–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
21:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW41–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
22:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SSW44–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
23:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SSW47–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SSW49–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
01:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SSW50–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
02:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SSW51–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
03:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SSW50–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
04:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SSW49–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
05:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SSW49–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
06:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW48–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
07:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SSW49–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
08:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SSW49–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
09:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SSW48–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
10:0068 Decent–––35 km/h SSW49–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
11:0068 Decent–––35 km/h SSW51–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
12:0068 Decent–––37 km/h SSW52–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
13:0068 Decent–––38 km/h SSW53–dry16°fresh breeze, dry
14:0052 Fresh–––39 km/h SSW53–dry15°strong wind, dry
15:0052 Fresh–––41 km/h SSW53–dry15°strong wind, dry
16:0068 Decent–––38 km/h SSW52–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
17:0068 Decent–––37 km/h SW50–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
18:0068 Decent–––34 km/h SW48–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
19:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SW46–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
20:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SW46–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
21:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SW46–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
22:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SW47–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
23:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SW47–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
Monday, 5 October
00:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SW48–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
01:0068 Decent–––33 km/h SW48–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
02:0068 Decent–––33 km/h SW48–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
03:0068 Decent–––33 km/h SW49–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
04:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SW48–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
05:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SW49–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
06:0068 Decent–––32 km/h WSW47–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
07:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SW46–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
08:0068 Decent–––31 km/h WSW41–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
09:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SW40–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
10:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SW40–dry15°fresh breeze, dry
11:0068 Decent–––33 km/h SW40–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
12:0068 Decent–––34 km/h SW40–dry15°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?

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Put Lough Fawna 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 Fawna dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 12:30–13:30 · gentle breeze, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Fawna dip · DecentSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · fresh breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Fawna dip · GrandMon, 5 Oct 16:30–17:30 · moderate breeze, dry

Nearby spots

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Church Lough

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