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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
81
Grand · moderate breeze, dry
Wind
23 km/h
Moderate breeze, S, gusts 46
Daylight
07:35
Sunrise. Sunset 19:08. Air 11°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring high tide
Today
16:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:35–19:08
Sat, 3 Oct
11:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 10 km/h
☀ 07:37–19:05
Sun, 4 Oct
10:00
Grand 94/100
gentle breeze, dry · 19 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:03
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 10 km/h
☀ 07:41–19:00
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Grand 92/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:43–18:58
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 78/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 12 km/h
☀ 07:44–18:55
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 84/100
light winds, showers possible · 12 km/h
☀ 07:46–18:53

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 10:0081 · Grandmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightFri 08:00 · 76 DecentFri 09:00 · 76 DecentFri 10:00 · 81 GrandFri 11:00 · 67 DecentFri 12:00 · 42 BlowyFri 13:00 · 27 GrimFri 14:00 · 51 FreshFri 15:00 · 83 GrandFri 16:00 · 91 GrandFri 17:00 · 91 GrandFri 18:00 · 81 GrandFri 19:00 · 86 GrandFri 20:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 86 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 80 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 · 92 GrandSat 09:00 · 92 GrandSat 10:00 · 92 GrandSat 11:00 · 97 GrandSat 12:00 · 91 GrandSat 13:00 · 91 GrandSat 14:00 · 94 GrandSat 15:00 · 94 GrandSat 16:00 · 94 GrandSat 17:00 · 91 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 · 91 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 91 GrandSun 09:00 · 91 GrandSun 10:00 · 94 GrandSun 11:00 · 94 GrandSun 12:00 · 94 GrandSun 13:00 · 84 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 · 91 Grand · nightMon 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 05:00 · 97 Grand · nightMon 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightMon 10:00 · 83 GrandMon 13:00 · 86 GrandMon 16:00 · 86 GrandMon 19:00 · 89 GrandMon 22:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 07:00 · 89 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 78 DecentTue 13:00 · 89 GrandTue 16:00 · 91 GrandTue 19:00 · 92 GrandTue 22:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 78 DecentWed 13:00 · 74 DecentWed 19:00 · 74 DecentThu 01:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 84 GrandThu 19:00 · 68 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 10:00

81 Grand
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset23 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
23 km/h S · gusts 46
Tide
–
Air
11°C · 0.1 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
09:0076 Decent–––23 km/h S42–dry10°moderate breeze, dry
10:0081 Grand–––23 km/h S46–0.1 mm11°moderate breeze, dry
11:0067 Decent–––26 km/h S49–0.7 mm11°moderate breeze, rain
12:0042 Blowy–––30 km/h S52–2.2 mm11°fresh breeze, rain
13:0027 Grim–––33 km/h S55–4.3 mm12°fresh breeze, rain
14:0051 Fresh–––22 km/h SW52–3.6 mm12°moderate breeze, rain
15:0083 Grand–––18 km/h SW43–0.7 mm11°gentle breeze, showers possible
16:0091 Grand–––19 km/h WSW41–0.1 mm13°gentle breeze, dry
17:0091 Grand–––18 km/h W37–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
18:0081 Grand–––21 km/h W37–dry10°moderate breeze, dry, sunny
19:0086 Grand–––16 km/h W35–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
20:0086 Grand–––17 km/h W26–dry9°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
21:0086 Grand–––15 km/h WSW23–dry8°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
22:0086 Grand–––15 km/h WSW22–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
23:0086 Grand–––13 km/h WSW21–dry6°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
Saturday, 3 October
00:0080 Grand–––13 km/h WSW19–dry6°gentle breeze, dry
01:0080 Grand–––13 km/h WSW18–dry6°gentle breeze, dry
02:0080 Grand–––12 km/h WSW17–dry6°gentle breeze, dry
03:0086 Grand–––13 km/h WSW16–dry6°gentle breeze, dry
04:0086 Grand–––14 km/h WSW15–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
05:0086 Grand–––13 km/h WSW15–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
06:0086 Grand–––14 km/h WSW16–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
07:0086 Grand–––13 km/h WSW15–dry7°gentle breeze, dry
08:0092 Grand–––12 km/h SW15–dry8°light winds, dry
09:0092 Grand–––12 km/h WSW14–dry8°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0092 Grand–––10 km/h WSW15–dry10°light winds, dry
11:0097 Grand–––10 km/h SW19–dry11°light winds, dry
12:0091 Grand–––13 km/h SW22–dry11°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
13:0091 Grand–––12 km/h SW24–dry12°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––13 km/h SSW27–dry13°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
15:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW30–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW31–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
17:0091 Grand–––19 km/h SSW32–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
18:0091 Grand–––17 km/h SSW31–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––16 km/h SSW27–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
20:0091 Grand–––17 km/h SSW26–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
21:0091 Grand–––18 km/h SSW28–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
22:0091 Grand–––17 km/h SSW31–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
23:0091 Grand–––17 km/h S33–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0091 Grand–––18 km/h SSW35–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
01:0091 Grand–––17 km/h S35–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
02:0091 Grand–––17 km/h SSW36–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
03:0091 Grand–––18 km/h SSW37–0.1 mm11°gentle breeze, dry
04:0081 Grand–––20 km/h SSW37–0.1 mm11°moderate breeze, dry
05:0073 Decent–––22 km/h SSW37–0.2 mm12°moderate breeze, showers possible
06:0081 Grand–––22 km/h SW38–0.1 mm12°moderate breeze, dry
07:0081 Grand–––21 km/h SW39–0.1 mm12°moderate breeze, dry
08:0091 Grand–––18 km/h SW36–0.1 mm13°gentle 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?

Lough Allen Adventure Sauna · Lough Allen Adventure Centre, Ballinaglera · 16 km · fixed

Salt and Ember Sauna · Bundoran (also Creevy Pier, Rossnowlagh Beach), Co. Donegal · 28 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 10:30–11:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Lough Kip dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 09:30–10:30 · 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.