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Lough Inishsirrer

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Dip score now
19
Grim · strong wind, rain
Wind
39 km/h
Strong breeze, SW, gusts 61
Daylight
07:37
Sunrise. Sunset 19:08. Air 14°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
16:00
Decent 68/100
fresh breeze, dry · 32 km/h
☀ 07:37–19:08
Sat, 3 Oct
10:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 27 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:06
Sun, 4 Oct
14:00
Decent 68/100
fresh breeze, dry · 38 km/h
☀ 07:40–19:03
Mon, 5 Oct
08:00
Decent 68/100
fresh breeze, dry · 38 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:00
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 19 km/h
☀ 07:44–18:58
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 73/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 22 km/h
☀ 07:46–18:55
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 8 km/h
☀ 07:48–18:53

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 14:0019 · Grimstrong wind · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 13:00 · 30 BlowyFri 14:00 · 19 GrimFri 15:00 · 60 FreshFri 16:00 · 68 DecentFri 17:00 · 68 DecentFri 18:00 · 52 FreshFri 19:00 · 52 FreshFri 20:00 · 68 Decent · nightFri 21:00 · 65 Decent · nightFri 22:00 · 49 Fresh · nightFri 23:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 00:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 01:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 68 DecentSat 09:00 · 68 DecentSat 10:00 · 84 GrandSat 11:00 · 84 GrandSat 12:00 · 84 GrandSat 13:00 · 84 GrandSat 14:00 · 84 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 · 68 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 68 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 01:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSun 04:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSun 05:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSun 06:00 · 36 Blowy · nightSun 07:00 · 44 Blowy · nightSun 08:00 · 44 BlowySun 09:00 · 44 BlowySun 10:00 · 44 BlowySun 11:00 · 44 BlowySun 12:00 · 44 BlowySun 13:00 · 44 BlowySun 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 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 44 Blowy · nightMon 05:00 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 44 Blowy · 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 · 60 FreshMon 15:00 · 60 FreshMon 16:00 · 60 FreshMon 17:00 · 60 FreshMon 18:00 · 60 FreshMon 19:00 · 60 FreshMon 22:00 · 80 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 74 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 83 GrandTue 19:00 · 83 GrandTue 22:00 · 83 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 83 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 · 57 Fresh · nightThu 01:00 · 57 Fresh · nightThu 07:00 · 73 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 89 GrandThu 19:00 · 73 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 14:00

19 Grim
  • strong wind
  • rain
NESWsunrisesunset39 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
39 km/h SW · gusts 61
Tide
–
Air
14°C · 2.5 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
13:0030 Blowy–––34 km/h S61–3.9 mm14°fresh breeze, rain
14:0019 Grim–––39 km/h SW61–2.5 mm14°strong wind, rain
15:0060 Fresh–––37 km/h SSW54–0.2 mm14°fresh breeze, showers possible
16:0068 Decent–––32 km/h WSW50–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
17:0068 Decent–––37 km/h W51–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
18:0052 Fresh–––42 km/h WSW51–dry14°strong wind, dry
19:0052 Fresh–––40 km/h W48–dry13°strong wind, dry
20:0068 Decent–––37 km/h WSW46–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
21:0065 Decent–––38 km/h W47–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
22:0049 Fresh–––40 km/h W46–dry13°strong wind, dry
23:0065 Decent–––37 km/h W45–dry13°fresh breeze, dry, sunny
Saturday, 3 October
00:0065 Decent–––36 km/h W44–dry12°fresh breeze, dry
01:0065 Decent–––33 km/h W42–dry12°fresh breeze, dry
02:0065 Decent–––33 km/h WSW40–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
03:0065 Decent–––32 km/h WSW39–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
04:0065 Decent–––31 km/h WSW40–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
05:0065 Decent–––32 km/h WSW41–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
06:0065 Decent–––36 km/h WSW43–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
07:0065 Decent–––31 km/h WSW42–0.1 mm13°fresh breeze, dry
08:0068 Decent–––31 km/h WSW41–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
09:0068 Decent–––34 km/h WSW38–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
10:0084 Grand–––27 km/h W37–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
11:0084 Grand–––23 km/h W37–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
12:0084 Grand–––23 km/h WSW36–dry14°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
13:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SW38–dry14°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
14:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SW40–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
15:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SW41–dry15°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
16:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SSW41–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SSW40–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
18:0084 Grand–––25 km/h S40–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
19:0084 Grand–––24 km/h S42–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
20:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW44–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
21:0068 Decent–––29 km/h SSW47–dry14°fresh breeze, dry
22:0068 Decent–––32 km/h S50–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
23:0068 Decent–––35 km/h S53–dry13°fresh breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0060 Fresh–––39 km/h S55–0.1 mm13°fresh breeze, dry
01:0060 Fresh–––36 km/h S57–0.1 mm13°fresh breeze, dry
02:0057 Fresh–––37 km/h S57–0.1 mm13°fresh breeze, dry
03:0044 Blowy–––42 km/h SSW58–0.1 mm13°strong wind, dry
04:0044 Blowy–––42 km/h SSW59–0.1 mm14°strong wind, dry
05:0044 Blowy–––40 km/h SSW58–0.1 mm14°strong wind, dry
06:0036 Blowy–––41 km/h SSW58–0.2 mm14°strong wind, showers possible
07:0044 Blowy–––46 km/h SSW57–0.1 mm15°strong wind, dry
08:0044 Blowy–––44 km/h SSW57–0.1 mm15°strong wind, dry
09:0044 Blowy–––45 km/h SSW57–0.1 mm15°strong wind, dry
10:0044 Blowy–––44 km/h SSW56–0.1 mm15°strong wind, dry
11:0044 Blowy–––43 km/h SSW57–0.1 mm15°strong wind, dry
12:0044 Blowy–––41 km/h SSW56–0.1 mm15°strong wind, 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.

Sauna after?

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Put Lough Inishsirrer 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 Inishsirrer dip · DecentFri, 2 Oct 15:30–16:30 · fresh breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Inishsirrer dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 09:30–10:30 · moderate breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Inishsirrer dip · DecentSun, 4 Oct 13:30–14:30 · fresh breeze, dry

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