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Lough Lack

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
26 km/h
Moderate breeze, S, gusts 42
Daylight
07:36
Sunrise. Sunset 19:08. Air 12°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
16:00
Grand 91/100
gentle breeze, dry · 14 km/h
☀ 07:36–19:08
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 8 km/h
☀ 07:38–19:06
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 27 km/h
☀ 07:40–19:03
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Decent 71/100
moderate breeze, rain · 27 km/h
☀ 07:42–19:01
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 13 km/h
☀ 07:44–18:58
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 79/100
gentle breeze, rain · 17 km/h
☀ 07:46–18:56
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 16 km/h
☀ 07:48–18:53

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 · 66 DecentFri 11:00 · 63 DecentFri 12:00 · 67 DecentFri 13:00 · 70 DecentFri 14:00 · 74 DecentFri 15:00 · 73 DecentFri 16:00 · 91 GrandFri 17:00 · 91 GrandFri 18:00 · 81 GrandFri 19:00 · 91 GrandFri 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 97 GrandSat 09:00 · 97 GrandSat 10:00 · 97 GrandSat 11:00 · 94 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 · 94 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 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 03:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 04:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSun 05:00 · 60 Fresh · 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 · 76 DecentSun 14:00 · 76 DecentSun 15:00 · 76 DecentSun 16:00 · 68 DecentSun 17:00 · 68 DecentSun 18:00 · 84 GrandSun 19:00 · 60 FreshSun 20:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 06:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 07:00 · 60 Fresh · nightMon 10:00 · 71 DecentMon 13:00 · 70 DecentMon 16:00 · 70 DecentMon 19:00 · 69 DecentMon 22:00 · 80 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 70 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 66 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 83 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 83 GrandTue 19:00 · 83 GrandTue 22:00 · 89 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 89 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 74 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 79 DecentWed 13:00 · 69 DecentWed 19:00 · 67 DecentThu 01:00 · 69 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 79 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 57 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 06:00

81 Grand
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
NESWsunrisesunset26 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
26 km/h S · gusts 42
Tide
–
Air
12°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–––26 km/h S42–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
07:0081 Grand–––24 km/h S43–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
08:0081 Grand–––26 km/h S43–0.1 mm12°moderate breeze, dry
09:0073 Decent–––27 km/h S45–0.4 mm12°moderate breeze, showers possible
10:0066 Decent–––27 km/h S48–0.9 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
11:0063 Decent–––25 km/h S48–1.9 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
12:0067 Decent–––18 km/h SSE46–2.3 mm13°gentle breeze, rain
13:0070 Decent–––19 km/h S46–1.9 mm13°gentle breeze, rain
14:0074 Decent–––14 km/h SW42–1.2 mm13°gentle breeze, rain
15:0073 Decent–––20 km/h SW37–0.5 mm12°moderate breeze, showers possible
16:0091 Grand–––14 km/h WSW35–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
17:0091 Grand–––15 km/h W37–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
18:0081 Grand–––25 km/h W39–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
19:0091 Grand–––19 km/h W38–dry11°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
20:0091 Grand–––19 km/h W33–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
21:0081 Grand–––20 km/h W32–dry12°moderate breeze, dry
22:0091 Grand–––19 km/h W30–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
23:0091 Grand–––15 km/h W29–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0091 Grand–––17 km/h WSW26–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
01:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WSW26–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
02:0091 Grand–––17 km/h WSW24–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
03:0091 Grand–––17 km/h WSW24–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
04:0091 Grand–––19 km/h WSW24–dry12°gentle breeze, dry
05:0091 Grand–––18 km/h WSW24–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
06:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WSW24–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
07:0091 Grand–––17 km/h WSW23–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
08:0097 Grand–––8 km/h SW22–dry11°light winds, dry
09:0097 Grand–––8 km/h SW21–dry11°light winds, dry, sunny
10:0097 Grand–––10 km/h S23–dry12°light winds, dry
11:0094 Grand–––14 km/h S26–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
12:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW28–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
13:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW30–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
14:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SSW32–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
15:0094 Grand–––19 km/h SSW32–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW32–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––18 km/h SSW31–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
18:0094 Grand–––18 km/h S31–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
19:0094 Grand–––19 km/h S29–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
20:0084 Grand–––21 km/h S30–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
21:0084 Grand–––21 km/h S33–dry13°moderate breeze, dry
22:0084 Grand–––24 km/h S35–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
23:0084 Grand–––24 km/h S37–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0084 Grand–––23 km/h S40–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
01:0084 Grand–––25 km/h S42–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
02:0060 Fresh–––31 km/h SSW49–0.1 mm14°fresh breeze, showers possible
03:0060 Fresh–––31 km/h SSW48–0.2 mm14°fresh breeze, showers possible
04:0056 Fresh–––30 km/h SSW48–0.3 mm14°fresh breeze, rain
05:0060 Fresh–––30 km/h SSW48–0.3 mm14°fresh breeze, showers possible

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.

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Put Lough Lack 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 Lack dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 15:30–16:30 · gentle breeze, dry
🌊 Lough Lack dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Lough Lack dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · moderate breeze, dry

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