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Lough Keagh

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
76
Decent · moderate breeze, showers possible
Wind
28 km/h
Moderate breeze, S, gusts 46
Daylight
07:39
Sunrise. Sunset 19:13. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
16:00
Grand 81/100
moderate breeze, dry · 22 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:13
Sat, 3 Oct
12:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 9 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:11
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 24 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:09
Mon, 5 Oct
13:00
Grand 82/100
gentle breeze, rain · 19 km/h
☀ 07:45–19:06
Tue, 6 Oct
16:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 16 km/h
☀ 07:46–19:04
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 17 km/h
☀ 07:48–19:02
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 19 km/h
☀ 07:50–18:59

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 10:0076 · Decentmoderate breeze · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 09:00 · 81 GrandFri 10:00 · 76 DecentFri 11:00 · 60 FreshFri 12:00 · 30 BlowyFri 13:00 · 30 BlowyFri 14:00 · 45 FreshFri 15:00 · 76 DecentFri 16:00 · 81 GrandFri 17:00 · 81 GrandFri 18:00 · 81 GrandFri 19:00 · 81 GrandFri 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 92 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 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 100 GrandSat 18:00 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 97 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 · 94 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 94 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 · 76 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 10:00 · 72 DecentMon 13:00 · 82 GrandMon 16:00 · 82 GrandMon 19:00 · 76 DecentMon 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 72 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 72 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 73 DecentTue 13:00 · 89 GrandTue 16:00 · 91 GrandTue 19:00 · 91 GrandTue 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 83 GrandWed 13:00 · 73 DecentWed 19:00 · 73 DecentThu 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 57 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 10:00

76 Decent
  • moderate breeze
  • showers possible
NESWsunrisesunset28 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
28 km/h S · gusts 46
Tide
–
Air
13°C · 0.2 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
10:0076 Decent–––28 km/h S46–0.2 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible
11:0060 Fresh–––30 km/h S51–0.7 mm14°fresh breeze, showers possible
12:0030 Blowy–––30 km/h SSW58–3.6 mm14°fresh breeze, rain
13:0030 Blowy–––35 km/h SSW63–5.4 mm14°fresh breeze, rain
14:0045 Fresh–––37 km/h SSW53–2.2 mm14°fresh breeze, rain
15:0076 Decent–––23 km/h WSW46–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
16:0081 Grand–––22 km/h WNW41–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
17:0081 Grand–––23 km/h W39–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
18:0081 Grand–––26 km/h W39–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
19:0081 Grand–––20 km/h W36–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
20:0091 Grand–––19 km/h W31–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
21:0091 Grand–––18 km/h WNW28–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
22:0091 Grand–––13 km/h WNW24–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
23:0092 Grand–––10 km/h W22–dry10°light winds, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0092 Grand–––8 km/h W19–dry9°light winds, dry
01:0092 Grand–––6 km/h SW18–dry8°light winds, dry
02:0092 Grand–––5 km/h SSE17–dry8°light winds, dry
03:0092 Grand–––5 km/h SSW17–dry9°light winds, dry
04:0092 Grand–––6 km/h S17–dry9°light winds, dry
05:0092 Grand–––7 km/h SSE16–dry9°light winds, dry
06:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SSE15–dry8°light winds, dry
07:0092 Grand–––7 km/h SSE15–dry8°light winds, dry
08:0092 Grand–––9 km/h SSE15–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
09:0092 Grand–––10 km/h SSE16–dry9°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0097 Grand–––9 km/h S18–dry11°light winds, dry, sunny
11:0097 Grand–––9 km/h SSW19–dry13°light winds, dry, sunny
12:00100 Grand–––9 km/h SSW21–dry14°light winds, dry
13:0094 Grand–––13 km/h S23–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSW24–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
15:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSW25–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSW25–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
17:00100 Grand–––10 km/h SSW23–dry15°light winds, dry
18:00100 Grand–––9 km/h SW22–dry14°light winds, dry
19:0097 Grand–––9 km/h S22–dry13°light winds, dry
20:0097 Grand–––11 km/h S25–dry12°light winds, dry
21:0091 Grand–––16 km/h S28–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
22:0091 Grand–––16 km/h S30–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
23:0091 Grand–––17 km/h SSE31–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0091 Grand–––16 km/h S32–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
01:0091 Grand–––16 km/h S33–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
02:0091 Grand–––17 km/h S35–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
03:0091 Grand–––17 km/h S37–0.1 mm13°gentle breeze, dry
04:0094 Grand–––17 km/h S38–0.1 mm13°gentle breeze, dry
05:0094 Grand–––18 km/h S39–0.1 mm13°gentle breeze, dry
06:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW40–0.1 mm13°gentle breeze, dry
07:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW40–0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry
08:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SW36–0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry
09:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SW36–0.1 mm15°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

Open in Maps · OpenStreetMap

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

Sauna after?

Sauna Suaimhneas · Lahinch Beach (also Spanish Point, White Strand Miltown Malbay, Clahane Shore) · 7 km · mobile

Doolin Ocean Sauna (Wild Atlantic Seaweed Baths) · Doolin Pier · 16 km · fixed

Put Lough Keagh 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 Keagh dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 15:30–16:30 · moderate breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Keagh dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 11:30–12:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Lough Keagh dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · 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.