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Lough Inn

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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
81
Grand · moderate breeze, dry
Wind
21 km/h
Moderate breeze, S, gusts 41
Daylight
07:32
Sunrise. Sunset 19:03. Air 11°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
08:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:32–19:03
Sat, 3 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, sunny · 17 km/h
☀ 07:34–19:01
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 23 km/h
☀ 07:36–18:58
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 16 km/h
☀ 07:38–18:56
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry · 11 km/h
☀ 07:40–18:53
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 84/100
light winds, showers possible · 12 km/h
☀ 07:42–18:51
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 12 km/h
☀ 07:44–18:48

Week at a glance

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Fri 09:0081 · Grandmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 08:00 · 91 GrandFri 09:00 · 81 GrandFri 10:00 · 81 GrandFri 11:00 · 84 GrandFri 12:00 · 54 FreshFri 13:00 · 60 FreshFri 14:00 · 55 FreshFri 15:00 · 60 FreshFri 16:00 · 73 DecentFri 17:00 · 81 GrandFri 18:00 · 91 GrandFri 19:00 · 91 GrandFri 20:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 86 GrandSat 09:00 · 86 GrandSat 10:00 · 91 GrandSat 11:00 · 91 GrandSat 12:00 · 91 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 91 GrandSat 19:00 · 91 GrandSat 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 84 GrandSun 09:00 · 84 GrandSun 10:00 · 84 GrandSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 84 GrandSun 14:00 · 84 GrandSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 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 · 84 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 76 DecentMon 13:00 · 76 DecentMon 16:00 · 76 DecentMon 19:00 · 86 GrandMon 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 89 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 91 GrandTue 19:00 · 92 GrandTue 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 84 GrandWed 13:00 · 79 DecentWed 19:00 · 72 DecentThu 01:00 · 74 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 68 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 09:00

81 Grand
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset21 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
21 km/h S · gusts 41
Tide
–
Air
11°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
08:0091 Grand–––18 km/h S40–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
09:0081 Grand–––21 km/h S41–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
10:0081 Grand–––25 km/h S44–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
11:0084 Grand–––25 km/h S48–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
12:0054 Fresh–––29 km/h S49–0.6 mm13°fresh breeze, rain
13:0060 Fresh–––25 km/h S49–1.9 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
14:0055 Fresh–––24 km/h SSW51–2.6 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
15:0060 Fresh–––21 km/h SW52–1.8 mm12°moderate breeze, rain
16:0073 Decent–––22 km/h SW46–0.4 mm12°moderate breeze, showers possible
17:0081 Grand–––21 km/h WSW44–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
18:0091 Grand–––18 km/h W40–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––16 km/h W35–dry10°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
20:0086 Grand–––16 km/h WSW28–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
21:0086 Grand–––17 km/h W26–dry9°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
22:0086 Grand–––18 km/h W27–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
23:0086 Grand–––16 km/h WSW27–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand–––19 km/h WSW26–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
01:0086 Grand–––14 km/h W24–dry8°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
02:0086 Grand–––13 km/h W23–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
03:0092 Grand–––12 km/h W22–dry6°light winds, dry
04:0092 Grand–––12 km/h W23–dry7°light winds, dry
05:0092 Grand–––9 km/h WSW23–dry7°light winds, dry
06:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WSW24–dry8°light winds, dry
07:0086 Grand–––14 km/h WSW24–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
08:0086 Grand–––13 km/h WSW25–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
09:0086 Grand–––13 km/h WSW24–dry9°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
10:0091 Grand–––14 km/h WSW26–dry11°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
11:0091 Grand–––16 km/h WSW27–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
12:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WSW28–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
13:0094 Grand–––17 km/h WSW30–dry13°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SW31–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
15:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SW32–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW33–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW33–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
18:0091 Grand–––17 km/h S32–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––17 km/h S30–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
20:0091 Grand–––18 km/h SSW33–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
21:0091 Grand–––18 km/h SSW35–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
22:0091 Grand–––17 km/h SSW39–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
23:0091 Grand–––18 km/h SSW40–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0081 Grand–––21 km/h SSW42–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
01:0081 Grand–––24 km/h SSW44–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
02:0081 Grand–––23 km/h SSW45–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
03:0081 Grand–––22 km/h SSW45–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
04:0091 Grand–––19 km/h SSW45–0.1 mm12°gentle breeze, dry
05:0081 Grand–––20 km/h SSW45–0.1 mm12°moderate breeze, dry
06:0081 Grand–––20 km/h SSW45–0.1 mm12°moderate breeze, dry
07:0081 Grand–––21 km/h SSW45–0.1 mm13°moderate 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.

Sauna after?

The Sea View Sauna (Culdaff) · Culdaff Beach car park · 11 km · fixed

The Sea View Sauna (Shroove) · Shroove Beach, Greencastle, Inishowen · 17 km · fixed

HotBox Sea Sauna (Benone) · Benone Strand, Magilligan, Co. Londonderry (NI) · 20 km · fixed

The Swilly Sauna · Main Beach car park, Rathmullan · 24 km · mobile

Put Lough Inn 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 Inn dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Inn dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 12:30–13:30 · gentle breeze, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Inn dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · moderate breeze, dry

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