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Lough Lilly

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
73
Decent · moderate breeze, showers possible
Wind
25 km/h
Moderate breeze, S, gusts 44
Daylight
07:35
Sunrise. Sunset 19:06. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours
Today
19:00
Grand 97/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:35–19:06
Sat, 3 Oct
18:00
Grand 100/100
light winds, dry · 12 km/h
☀ 07:37–19:04
Sun, 4 Oct
09:00
Grand 84/100
moderate breeze, dry · 27 km/h
☀ 07:39–19:01
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, showers possible · 24 km/h
☀ 07:41–18:59
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 89/100
light winds, showers possible · 11 km/h
☀ 07:43–18:56
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Decent 79/100
gentle breeze, rain · 18 km/h
☀ 07:45–18:54
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 13 km/h
☀ 07:46–18:51

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 10:0073 · Decentmoderate breeze · showers possible
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 06:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightFri 08:00 · 91 GrandFri 09:00 · 81 GrandFri 10:00 · 73 DecentFri 11:00 · 70 DecentFri 12:00 · 63 DecentFri 13:00 · 61 FreshFri 14:00 · 75 DecentFri 15:00 · 83 GrandFri 16:00 · 84 GrandFri 17:00 · 94 GrandFri 18:00 · 91 GrandFri 19:00 · 97 GrandFri 20:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 21:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 22:00 · 91 Grand · nightFri 23:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 00:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 01:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 02:00 · 86 Grand · nightSat 03:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 04:00 · 92 Grand · nightSat 05:00 · 97 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 91 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 91 GrandSat 09:00 · 97 GrandSat 10:00 · 91 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 · 100 GrandSat 19:00 · 100 GrandSat 20:00 · 94 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 · 84 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 76 DecentSun 09:00 · 84 GrandSun 10:00 · 84 GrandSun 11:00 · 76 DecentSun 12:00 · 84 GrandSun 13:00 · 84 GrandSun 14:00 · 76 DecentSun 15:00 · 84 GrandSun 16:00 · 84 GrandSun 17:00 · 84 GrandSun 18:00 · 68 DecentSun 19:00 · 84 GrandSun 20:00 · 68 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 22:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 23:00 · 84 Grand · nightMon 00:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 68 Decent · nightMon 10:00 · 76 DecentMon 13:00 · 72 DecentMon 16:00 · 72 DecentMon 19:00 · 76 DecentMon 22:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 81 Grand · nightTue 04:00 · 78 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 89 GrandTue 13:00 · 83 GrandTue 16:00 · 83 GrandTue 19:00 · 89 GrandTue 22:00 · 89 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 89 Grand · nightWed 04:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightWed 10:00 · 79 DecentWed 13:00 · 69 DecentWed 19:00 · 67 DecentThu 01:00 · 69 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 83 Grand · nightThu 13:00 · 83 GrandThu 19:00 · 73 Decent

Fri, 2 Oct, 10:00

73 Decent
  • moderate breeze
  • showers possible
NESWsunrisesunset25 km/h
facing unknown
Waves
–
Wind
25 km/h S · gusts 44
Tide
–
Air
13°C · 0.3 mm rain

Meteogram

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

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
10:0073 Decent–––25 km/h S44–0.3 mm13°moderate breeze, showers possible
11:0070 Decent–––24 km/h S46–0.6 mm13°moderate breeze, rain
12:0063 Decent–––20 km/h S47–1.9 mm14°moderate breeze, rain
13:0061 Fresh–––21 km/h S47–2.2 mm14°moderate breeze, rain
14:0075 Decent–––18 km/h S45–1.0 mm13°gentle breeze, rain
15:0083 Grand–––15 km/h SSW44–0.4 mm13°gentle breeze, showers possible
16:0084 Grand–––24 km/h WSW44–0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––17 km/h W42–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
18:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WSW43–dry13°gentle breeze, dry
19:0097 Grand–––12 km/h WSW40–dry12°light winds, dry
20:0091 Grand–––17 km/h WSW34–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
21:0091 Grand–––12 km/h WSW32–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
22:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WNW31–dry10°gentle breeze, dry
23:0091 Grand–––15 km/h W30–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0091 Grand–––15 km/h W29–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
01:0092 Grand–––12 km/h WSW27–dry9°light winds, dry
02:0086 Grand–––12 km/h SW24–dry8°gentle breeze, dry
03:0092 Grand–––10 km/h SW24–dry9°light winds, dry
04:0092 Grand–––12 km/h WSW24–dry10°light winds, dry
05:0097 Grand–––12 km/h SW26–dry10°light winds, dry
06:0091 Grand–––14 km/h WSW28–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
07:0091 Grand–––15 km/h WSW28–0.1 mm11°gentle breeze, dry
08:0091 Grand–––13 km/h WSW27–dry11°gentle breeze, dry
09:0097 Grand–––12 km/h SW26–dry11°light winds, dry
10:0091 Grand–––14 km/h WSW26–dry13°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
11:0094 Grand–––16 km/h WSW28–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
12:0094 Grand–––15 km/h WSW30–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
13:0094 Grand–––17 km/h SW31–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
14:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SW32–dry15°gentle breeze, dry, sunny
15:0094 Grand–––14 km/h SW32–dry16°gentle breeze, dry
16:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW33–dry16°gentle breeze, dry
17:0094 Grand–––16 km/h SSW33–dry15°gentle breeze, dry
18:00100 Grand–––12 km/h SSW32–dry14°light winds, dry
19:00100 Grand–––12 km/h SSW31–dry14°light winds, dry
20:0094 Grand–––15 km/h SSW33–dry14°gentle breeze, dry
21:0084 Grand–––21 km/h SSW38–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
22:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SSW41–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
23:0084 Grand–––25 km/h S44–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
Sunday, 4 October
00:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW46–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
01:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW48–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
02:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW48–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
03:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SSW49–dry14°moderate breeze, dry
04:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW50–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
05:0084 Grand–––25 km/h SSW50–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
06:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW51–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry
07:0084 Grand–––26 km/h SSW50–0.1 mm16°moderate breeze, dry
08:0076 Decent–––27 km/h SW46–0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, showers possible
09:0084 Grand–––27 km/h SW46–0.1 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?

itSaunatrailer · The Wee Beach, Marble Hill, Dunfanaghy · 3 km · fixed

Cocoon Sauna · Portnablagh Pier, Dunfanaghy · 4 km · fixed

The Hot Barrel Sauna · Portsalon Pier (also Kerrykeel Pier) · 19 km · mobile

The Swilly Sauna · Main Beach car park, Rathmullan · 24 km · mobile

Put Lough Lilly 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 Lilly dip · GrandFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Lough Lilly dip · GrandSat, 3 Oct 17:30–18:30 · light winds, dry
🌊 Lough Lilly dip · GrandSun, 4 Oct 08:30–09:30 · 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.