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Lough Garrig

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
30
Blowy · fresh breeze, rain
Wind
30 km/h
Fresh breeze, S, gusts 58
Daylight
07:37
Sunrise. Sunset 19:09. Air 14°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
16:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 23 km/h
☀ 07:37–19:09
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:06
Sun, 4 Oct
12:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 27 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:04
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Decent 68/100
fresh breeze, dry · 33 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:01
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 14 km/h
☀ 07:45–18:58
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 73/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 21 km/h
☀ 07:47–18:56
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 8 km/h
☀ 07:48–18:53

Week at a glance

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Fri 13:0030 · Blowyfresh breeze · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 12:00 · 49 FreshFri 13:00 · 30 BlowyFri 14:00 · 49 FreshFri 15:00 · 76 DecentFri 16:00 · 84 GrandFri 17:00 · 84 GrandFri 18:00 · 68 DecentFri 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 · 91 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 91 GrandSat 09:00 · 81 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 · 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 · 68 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 08:00 · 68 DecentSun 09:00 · 68 DecentSun 10:00 · 68 DecentSun 11:00 · 68 DecentSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 68 DecentSun 14:00 · 68 DecentSun 15:00 · 60 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 · 84 Grand · 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 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 · 60 FreshMon 16:00 · 60 FreshMon 17:00 · 60 FreshMon 18:00 · 60 FreshMon 19:00 · 60 FreshMon 22:00 · 70 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 91 GrandTue 19:00 · 83 GrandTue 22:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 73 DecentWed 13:00 · 73 DecentWed 16:00 · 57 FreshWed 19:00 · 57 FreshWed 22:00 · 73 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 57 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 89 GrandThu 19:00 · 76 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 13:00

30 Blowy
  • fresh breeze
  • rain
NESWsunrisesunset30 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
30 km/h S · gusts 58
Tide
–
Air
14°C · 4.9 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
12:0049 Fresh–––24 km/h S55–2.8 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
13:0030 Blowy–––30 km/h S58–4.9 mm14°fresh breeze, rain
14:0049 Fresh–––24 km/h SSW57–2.3 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
15:0076 Decent–––26 km/h SSW50–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
16:0084 Grand–––23 km/h WSW48–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––26 km/h W48–dry14°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
18:0068 Decent–––29 km/h WSW48–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
19:0081 Grand–––27 km/h W45–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
20:0081 Grand–––24 km/h W43–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
21:0081 Grand–––26 km/h WNW44–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
22:0081 Grand–––27 km/h W42–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
23:0081 Grand–––23 km/h W41–dry12°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
Saturday, 3 October
00:0081 Grand–––21 km/h W40–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
01:0081 Grand–––21 km/h W37–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
02:0091 Grand–––19 km/h WSW35–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
03:0091 Grand–––18 km/h WSW35–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
04:0091 Grand–––18 km/h WSW35–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
05:0091 Grand–––19 km/h WSW37–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
06:0081 Grand–––22 km/h WSW39–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
07:0091 Grand–––19 km/h WSW39–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
08:0091 Grand–––19 km/h WSW37–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
09:0081 Grand–––22 km/h WSW34–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
10:0094 Grand–––17 km/h W33–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
11:0094 Grand–––15 km/h W34–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
12:0094 Grand–––14 km/h WSW34–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
13:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SW36–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SW37–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
15:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SW37–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
16:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW37–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––19 km/h S37–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––14 km/h S37–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
19:0094 Grand–––16 km/h S38–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
20:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW40–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
21:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SSW42–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
22:0084 Grand–––23 km/h S45–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
23:0084 Grand–––24 km/h S47–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0084 Grand–––25 km/h S49–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
01:0084 Grand–––24 km/h S51–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
02:0084 Grand–––28 km/h S52–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
03:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SSW53–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, dry
04:0076 Decent–––28 km/h SSW53–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
05:0084 Grand–––27 km/h S53–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
06:0084 Grand–––28 km/h SSW52–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
07:0060 Fresh–––30 km/h SSW52–0.2 mm15°fresh breeze, showers possible
08:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SSW52–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
09:0068 Decent–––32 km/h SSW51–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
10:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SSW52–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry
11:0068 Decent–––31 km/h SSW53–0.1 mm15°fresh breeze, dry

The spot

Faces
Unknown (inland)
Swell window
None (sheltered)
Exposure
Lake
Water
Not classified

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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 Garrig in your calendar

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🌊 Lough Garrig dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 15:30–16:30 · moderate breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Garrig dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Garrig dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 11:30–12:30 · 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.