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Lough Free

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
61
Fresh · moderate breeze, rain
Wind
24 km/h
Moderate breeze, S, gusts 54
Daylight
07:37
Sunrise. Sunset 19:09. Air 14°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
17:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:37–19:09
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, sunny · 19 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:06
Sun, 4 Oct
10:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 27 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:04
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Decent 72/100
moderate breeze, rain · 28 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:01
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:45–18:59
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 73/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 20 km/h
☀ 07:47–18:56
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 18 km/h
☀ 07:49–18:54

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 11:0061 · Freshmoderate breeze · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 08:00 · 76 DecentFri 09:00 · 76 DecentFri 10:00 · 68 DecentFri 11:00 · 61 FreshFri 12:00 · 30 BlowyFri 13:00 · 60 FreshFri 14:00 · 79 DecentFri 15:00 · 84 GrandFri 16:00 · 91 GrandFri 17:00 · 94 GrandFri 18:00 · 84 GrandFri 19:00 · 81 GrandFri 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 94 GrandSat 09:00 · 94 GrandSat 10:00 · 94 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 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 84 GrandSat 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 76 DecentSun 09:00 · 60 FreshSun 10:00 · 84 GrandSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 68 DecentSun 13:00 · 60 FreshSun 14:00 · 76 DecentSun 15:00 · 68 DecentSun 16:00 · 68 DecentSun 17:00 · 68 DecentSun 18:00 · 84 GrandSun 19:00 · 68 DecentSun 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · 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 · 68 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 10:00 · 72 DecentMon 13:00 · 56 FreshMon 16:00 · 72 DecentMon 19:00 · 72 DecentMon 22:00 · 72 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 70 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 69 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 85 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 73 DecentTue 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 · 73 DecentWed 13:00 · 69 DecentWed 19:00 · 67 DecentThu 01:00 · 53 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 57 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 11:00

61 Fresh
  • moderate breeze
  • rain
NESWsunrisesunset24 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
24 km/h S · gusts 54
Tide
–
Air
14°C · 2.1 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
10:0068 Decent–––23 km/h SSE51–1.0 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
11:0061 Fresh–––24 km/h S54–2.1 mm14°moderate breeze, rain
12:0030 Blowy–––35 km/h S56–3.6 mm14°fresh breeze, rain
13:0060 Fresh–––23 km/h S54–1.9 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
14:0079 Decent–––18 km/h SSW47–0.8 mm13°gentle breeze, rain
15:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SW44–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
16:0091 Grand–––14 km/h WSW43–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––18 km/h W45–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
18:0084 Grand–––25 km/h WSW46–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
19:0081 Grand–––28 km/h W45–dry13°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
20:0081 Grand–––25 km/h W42–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
21:0081 Grand–––25 km/h W42–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
22:0081 Grand–––24 km/h W40–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
23:0081 Grand–––23 km/h W39–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0081 Grand–––22 km/h W37–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
01:0081 Grand–––21 km/h W35–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
02:0081 Grand–––21 km/h WSW33–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
03:0091 Grand–––19 km/h WSW33–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
04:0084 Grand–––23 km/h WSW33–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
05:0084 Grand–––22 km/h WSW35–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
06:0081 Grand–––21 km/h WSW36–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
07:0081 Grand–––22 km/h WSW35–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
08:0094 Grand–––19 km/h W32–dry13°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
09:0094 Grand–––17 km/h WSW30–dry13°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
10:0094 Grand–––19 km/h WSW29–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
11:0094 Grand–––16 km/h WSW30–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
12:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SW31–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
13:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW31–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SSW32–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
15:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW33–dry16°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW35–dry16°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW36–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SSW37–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
19:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW39–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
20:0084 Grand–––21 km/h S41–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
21:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SSW43–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
22:0084 Grand–––26 km/h S45–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
23:0084 Grand–––27 km/h S47–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0068 Decent–––29 km/h S48–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
01:0068 Decent–––30 km/h SSW49–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
02:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SSW49–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
03:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SSW48–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
04:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW48–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
05:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW48–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
06:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SSW48–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
07:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW48–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
08:0076 Decent–––28 km/h SW45–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
09:0060 Fresh–––29 km/h SW44–0.1 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.

Sauna after?

Inishkeel Sauna · Narin Strand, Portnoo · 4 km · fixed

Loughros Point Sauna · Loughros Point, Ardara · 7 km · mobile

Wild Atlantic Sea Sauna Dooey Beach · Dooey Beach, Lettermacaward · 8 km · fixed

Sliabh Liag Sauna · Teelin Pier (also Portnacross Pier, Killybegs) · 26 km · fixed

Put Lough Free 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 Free dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 16:30–17:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Free dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Free dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 09:30–10:30 · moderate breeze, dry

Nearby spots

Lough Birroge

2 km · Co. Donegal · Not classified

Pound Lough

2 km · Co. Donegal · Not classified

Loughnathreebrack

2 km · Co. Donegal · Not classified

Lough Con

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