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Lough Keola

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
81
Grand · moderate breeze, dry
Wind
22 km/h
Moderate breeze, S, gusts 37
Daylight
07:37
Sunrise. Sunset 19:10. Air 11°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
16:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry, sunny · 17 km/h
☀ 07:37–19:10
Sat, 3 Oct
13:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 16 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:07
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:05
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 16 km/h
☀ 07:43–19:03
Tue, 6 Oct
13:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 17 km/h
☀ 07:45–19:00
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Decent 79/100
gentle breeze, rain · 19 km/h
☀ 07:47–18:58
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 14 km/h
☀ 07:48–18:55

Week at a glance

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Fri 06:0081 · Grandmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 05:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 06:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 08:00 · 81 GrandFri 09:00 · 73 DecentFri 10:00 · 62 DecentFri 11:00 · 55 FreshFri 12:00 · 61 FreshFri 13:00 · 65 DecentFri 14:00 · 73 DecentFri 15:00 · 91 GrandFri 16:00 · 94 GrandFri 17:00 · 91 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 · 86 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 86 GrandSat 09:00 · 86 GrandSat 10:00 · 86 GrandSat 11:00 · 91 GrandSat 12:00 · 91 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 84 GrandSat 16:00 · 84 GrandSat 17:00 · 84 GrandSat 18:00 · 81 GrandSat 19:00 · 91 GrandSat 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 94 GrandSun 09:00 · 94 GrandSun 10:00 · 94 GrandSun 11:00 · 84 GrandSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 94 GrandSun 14:00 · 94 GrandSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 94 GrandSun 18:00 · 94 GrandSun 19:00 · 94 GrandSun 20:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 100 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 100 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 94 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 94 GrandMon 13:00 · 86 GrandMon 16:00 · 86 GrandMon 19:00 · 92 GrandMon 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 86 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 91 GrandTue 16:00 · 91 GrandTue 19:00 · 91 GrandTue 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 78 DecentWed 13:00 · 79 DecentWed 19:00 · 74 DecentThu 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 73 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 06:00

81 Grand
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset22 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
22 km/h S · gusts 37
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
06:0081 Grand–––22 km/h S37–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
07:0081 Grand–––27 km/h S37–dry11°moderate breeze, dry
08:0081 Grand–––24 km/h S40–0.1 mm11°moderate breeze, dry
09:0073 Decent–––23 km/h S44–0.4 mm12°moderate breeze, showers possible
10:0062 Decent–––22 km/h S47–1.5 mm12°moderate breeze, rain
11:0055 Fresh–––25 km/h S48–2.7 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
12:0061 Fresh–––16 km/h WSW49–3.4 mm12°gentle breeze, rain
13:0065 Decent–––19 km/h S43–2.7 mm11°gentle breeze, rain
14:0073 Decent–––22 km/h SSW39–0.8 mm11°moderate breeze, showers possible
15:0091 Grand–––15 km/h SW37–0.1 mm12°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––17 km/h W34–dry14°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
17:0091 Grand–––17 km/h W33–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
18:0091 Grand–––16 km/h W33–dry12°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
19:0091 Grand–––17 km/h W30–dry11°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
20:0086 Grand–––15 km/h WSW23–dry9°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
21:0086 Grand–––15 km/h WSW21–dry8°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
22:0086 Grand–––15 km/h WSW21–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
23:0086 Grand–––15 km/h WSW21–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0086 Grand–––15 km/h SW20–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
01:0086 Grand–––16 km/h SW19–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
02:0086 Grand–––17 km/h WSW18–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
03:0086 Grand–––13 km/h SW17–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
04:0086 Grand–––16 km/h WSW17–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
05:0086 Grand–––16 km/h WSW17–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
06:0086 Grand–––16 km/h WSW17–dry8°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
07:0086 Grand–––16 km/h WSW17–dry8°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
08:0086 Grand–––13 km/h WSW16–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
09:0086 Grand–––14 km/h SSW16–dry7°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
10:0086 Grand–––14 km/h SSW18–dry9°gentle breeze, dry
11:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SSW20–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
12:0091 Grand–––17 km/h S23–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
13:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SSW26–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
14:0094 Grand–––19 km/h S28–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
15:0084 Grand–––23 km/h S31–dry15°moderate breeze, dry
16:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SSW32–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
17:0084 Grand–––25 km/h S33–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
18:0081 Grand–––21 km/h S32–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––18 km/h S29–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
20:0081 Grand–––23 km/h S28–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
21:0065 Decent–––29 km/h SSW28–dry12°fresh breeze, dry
22:0065 Decent–––30 km/h SSW30–dry12°fresh breeze, dry
23:0081 Grand–––25 km/h SSW33–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0081 Grand–––23 km/h S36–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
01:0084 Grand–––24 km/h SSW37–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
02:0084 Grand–––22 km/h SSW40–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
03:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW39–0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry
04:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW39–0.1 mm14°gentle breeze, dry
05:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW39–0.1 mm14°gentle 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?

Sauna Sasta · Dunmoran Strand, Skreen · 10 km · fixed

The Hot Box Sauna (Rosses Point) · Deadman's Point, Rosses Point · 14 km · fixed

Wood Ya Be Well · Streedagh Beach, Grange · 25 km · mobile

West Coast Sauna Co. (Enniscrone) · Enniscrone Pier, Cliff Road · 28 km · mobile

Put Lough Keola 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 Keola dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 15:30–16:30 · gentle breeze, dry, sunny
🌊 Lough Keola dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 12:30–13:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Keola dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · gentle breeze, dry

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