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Lough Iron

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
84
Grand · moderate breeze, dry
Wind
24 km/h
Moderate breeze, S, gusts 43
Daylight
07:32
Sunrise. Sunset 19:06. Air 16°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
18:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 15 km/h
☀ 07:32–19:06
Sat, 3 Oct
12:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:34–19:03
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:36–19:01
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
☀ 07:38–18:58
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:39–18:56
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:41–18:53
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 13 km/h
☀ 07:43–18:51

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 11:0084 · Grandmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 10:00 · 84 GrandFri 11:00 · 84 GrandFri 12:00 · 84 GrandFri 13:00 · 70 DecentFri 14:00 · 58 FreshFri 15:00 · 55 FreshFri 16:00 · 53 FreshFri 17:00 · 91 GrandFri 18:00 · 94 GrandFri 19:00 · 91 GrandFri 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 97 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 92 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 · 92 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 92 GrandSat 09:00 · 92 GrandSat 10:00 · 97 GrandSat 11:00 · 97 GrandSat 12:00 · 100 GrandSat 13:00 · 100 GrandSat 14:00 · 100 GrandSat 15:00 · 100 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 100 GrandSat 20:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 91 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 · 94 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 · 94 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 94 GrandMon 13:00 · 76 DecentMon 16:00 · 76 DecentMon 19:00 · 94 GrandMon 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 76 DecentTue 16:00 · 100 GrandTue 19:00 · 97 GrandTue 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 92 GrandWed 13:00 · 91 GrandWed 19:00 · 78 DecentThu 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightThu 07:00 · 92 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 91 GrandThu 19:00 · 81 Grand

Fri, 2 Oct, 11:00

84 Grand
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset24 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
24 km/h S · gusts 43
Tide
–
Air
16°C · dry

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
11:0084 Grand–––24 km/h S43–dry16°moderate breeze, dry
12:0084 Grand–––28 km/h S48–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
13:0070 Decent–––26 km/h S51–0.7 mm16°moderate breeze, rain
14:0058 Fresh–––24 km/h S53–2.7 mm15°moderate breeze, rain
15:0055 Fresh–––24 km/h SSW54–3.2 mm15°moderate breeze, rain
16:0053 Fresh–––31 km/h SSW45–0.9 mm15°fresh breeze, rain
17:0091 Grand–––14 km/h SW40–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SW35–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––16 km/h W31–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
20:0091 Grand–––13 km/h W26–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
21:0097 Grand–––12 km/h WSW22–dry11°light winds, dry
22:0092 Grand–––11 km/h WSW19–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
23:0086 Grand–––12 km/h WSW18–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WSW18–dry7°light winds, dry
01:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SW17–dry6°light winds, dry
02:0086 Grand–––8 km/h SW16–dry6°light winds, dry
03:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SW15–dry6°light winds, dry
04:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SSW14–dry7°light winds, dry
05:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SSW14–dry7°light winds, dry
06:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SSW14–dry7°light winds, dry
07:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SSW14–dry7°light winds, dry
08:0092 Grand–––8 km/h SSW14–dry6°light winds, dry, sunny
09:0092 Grand–––6 km/h S14–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0097 Grand–––8 km/h SSW16–dry11°light winds, dry, sunny
11:0097 Grand–––8 km/h SW18–dry13°light winds, dry, sunny
12:00100 Grand–––10 km/h SW19–dry14°light winds, dry
13:00100 Grand–––11 km/h SW22–dry15°light winds, dry, sunny
14:00100 Grand–––10 km/h SW23–dry16°light winds, dry, sunny
15:00100 Grand–––12 km/h SSW25–dry16°light winds, dry, sunny
16:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSW26–dry16°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSW25–dry16°gentle breeze, dry
18:00100 Grand–––9 km/h SSW23–dry15°light winds, dry
19:00100 Grand–––8 km/h S17–dry13°light winds, dry
20:0097 Grand–––10 km/h S18–dry12°light winds, dry
21:0091 Grand–––13 km/h S22–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
22:0091 Grand–––13 km/h S25–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
23:0091 Grand–––16 km/h S27–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0091 Grand–––18 km/h S28–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
01:0091 Grand–––15 km/h S30–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
02:0091 Grand–––15 km/h S31–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
03:0091 Grand–––15 km/h SSW31–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
04:0091 Grand–––15 km/h SSW33–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
05:0091 Grand–––15 km/h SSW33–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
06:0091 Grand–––16 km/h SSW34–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
07:0091 Grand–––18 km/h SSW35–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
08:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SW33–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
09:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SW34–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
10:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SW36–dry15°moderate 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

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Access, parking and swimming areas are not recorded for this lake. Respect private land.

Sauna after?

The Sauna Society (Lough Ennell) · Tudenham Shore, Lough Ennell, Mullingar · 17 km · fixed

Cavetown Lake Sauna · Cavetown Lough, near Croghan, Co. Roscommon · 57 km · fixed

Put Lough Iron 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 Iron dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 17:30–18:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Iron dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Lough Iron dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · gentle breeze, dry

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