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Lough Kip

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
57
Fresh · moderate breeze, rain
Wind
24 km/h
Moderate breeze, S, gusts 50
Daylight
07:36
Sunrise. Sunset 19:08. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
16:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 15 km/h
☀ 07:36–19:08
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:38–19:05
Sun, 4 Oct
14:00
Grand 86/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 18 km/h
☀ 07:40–19:03
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 81/100
gentle breeze, rain · 15 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:00
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 10 km/h
☀ 07:44–18:58
Wed, 7 Oct
13:00
Decent 79/100
gentle breeze, rain · 18 km/h
☀ 07:45–18:55
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 13 km/h
☀ 07:47–18:53

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 11:0057 · Freshmoderate breeze · rain
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 09:00 · 73 DecentFri 10:00 · 64 DecentFri 11:00 · 57 FreshFri 12:00 · 54 FreshFri 13:00 · 53 FreshFri 14:00 · 72 DecentFri 15:00 · 86 GrandFri 16:00 · 91 GrandFri 17:00 · 91 GrandFri 18:00 · 91 GrandFri 19:00 · 91 GrandFri 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 86 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 · 97 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 97 GrandSat 09:00 · 97 GrandSat 10:00 · 97 GrandSat 11:00 · 97 GrandSat 12:00 · 94 GrandSat 13:00 · 94 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 94 GrandSat 19:00 · 84 GrandSat 20:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 00:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 76 DecentSun 09:00 · 76 DecentSun 10:00 · 76 DecentSun 11:00 · 76 DecentSun 12:00 · 76 DecentSun 13:00 · 72 DecentSun 14:00 · 86 GrandSun 15:00 · 76 DecentSun 16:00 · 76 DecentSun 17:00 · 76 DecentSun 18:00 · 76 DecentSun 19:00 · 76 DecentSun 20:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 94 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 76 Decent · 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 · 76 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 10:00 · 72 DecentMon 13:00 · 71 DecentMon 16:00 · 80 GrandMon 19:00 · 81 GrandMon 22:00 · 80 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 80 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 89 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 83 GrandTue 19:00 · 89 GrandTue 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 74 DecentWed 13:00 · 79 DecentWed 19:00 · 71 DecentThu 01:00 · 74 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 73 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 11:00

57 Fresh
  • moderate breeze
  • rain
NESWsunrisesunset24 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
24 km/h S · gusts 50
Tide
–
Air
13°C · 2.4 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
10:0064 Decent–––22 km/h SSE48–1.2 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
11:0057 Fresh–––24 km/h S50–2.4 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
12:0054 Fresh–––21 km/h S53–4.9 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
13:0053 Fresh–––16 km/h SSW54–3.7 mm12°gentle breeze, rain
14:0072 Decent–––16 km/h SSW49–1.5 mm13°gentle breeze, rain
15:0086 Grand–––17 km/h SSW42–0.3 mm13°gentle breeze, showers possible
16:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WSW40–0.1 mm13°gentle breeze, dry
17:0091 Grand–––13 km/h W40–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
18:0091 Grand–––17 km/h WSW39–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––17 km/h WSW36–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
20:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WSW28–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
21:0091 Grand–––12 km/h WSW25–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
22:0086 Grand–––13 km/h W24–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
23:0092 Grand–––12 km/h WSW22–dry9°light winds, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0092 Grand–––11 km/h WSW21–dry9°light winds, dry
01:0092 Grand–––10 km/h SW20–dry8°light winds, dry
02:0092 Grand–––12 km/h SW18–dry8°light winds, dry
03:0092 Grand–––11 km/h SW18–dry9°light winds, dry
04:0092 Grand–––11 km/h SSW18–dry10°light winds, dry
05:0097 Grand–––12 km/h SW19–dry10°light winds, dry
06:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SW19–dry10°light winds, dry
07:0097 Grand–––9 km/h SW19–dry10°light winds, dry
08:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SW19–dry10°light winds, dry
09:0097 Grand–––9 km/h SW18–dry11°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SW21–dry12°light winds, dry
11:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SW25–dry13°light winds, dry
12:0094 Grand–––12 km/h SW28–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
13:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SW31–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
14:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SW32–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
15:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SW34–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW35–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––12 km/h SSW36–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW37–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
19:0084 Grand–––20 km/h SSW37–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
20:0084 Grand–––23 km/h SSW37–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
21:0084 Grand–––25 km/h S37–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
22:0084 Grand–––26 km/h S39–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
23:0084 Grand–––25 km/h S40–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0084 Grand–––24 km/h S41–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
01:0084 Grand–––27 km/h S43–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
02:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW44–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
03:0076 Decent–––25 km/h SSW44–0.2 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible
04:0076 Decent–––26 km/h SSW45–0.3 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
05:0076 Decent–––26 km/h SSW45–0.3 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
06:0076 Decent–––25 km/h SSW44–0.3 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
07:0076 Decent–––26 km/h SSW44–0.3 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
08:0076 Decent–––21 km/h SW42–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible
09:0076 Decent–––21 km/h SW42–0.2 mm14°moderate breeze, showers possible

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?

Wild Atlantic Sea Sauna Dooey Beach · Dooey Beach, Lettermacaward · 15 km · fixed

Inishkeel Sauna · Narin Strand, Portnoo · 15 km · fixed

Secret Sauna · Donegal Bay coast near Mountcharles · 16 km · mobile

Loughros Point Sauna · Loughros Point, Ardara · 18 km · mobile

Put Lough Kip 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 Kip dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 15:30–16:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Kip dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Lough Kip dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 13:30–14:30 · gentle breeze, showers possible

Nearby spots

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Lough Nasnahida

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